Originally Posted by
BigBassCtchr101
I went to tighten up a couple screws on my hotfoot the other night. The screws just kept turning with nothing to bite into. So I took out the hotfoot. There was a piece of 1/2-3/4" plywood that was fiberglassed into the floor and that is what the hotfoot sat on. I chipped away and little and opened up the fiberglass to find that all the wood under it was completely rotted out (all dry, not wet wood).
I do think that the root cause of this was due to someone before me putting in a carpet job that had no business doing so. I always noticed water would gather and sit in that area. So I think that has the most reason to this. They blocked all the drains (under the driver and passenger seat).
There are no other soft spots in any part of the floor. But I can't help but be concerned about the other wood in my boat.
How can I look to see if anything else may be rotted out of need of repair/replacement?
I have been working a lot in the battery compartment and know that all of that (from what you can see when lifting the locker lid) is dry and sturdy.
The motor/transom does not flex when I put my weight on the motor when checking it. But that is all the checks I know to do as of right now.