pictures of concern.

These are some pics of a Fiberform 16' w/ a 115 merc floor.

It looks like the left side board warped. the outside edge isnt warped.
Think long screws and a few layers if glass would pull it down and hold.a good 3/4 of the center section is still sercurly attached .
The floor isnt completely flat. were they ever? The floor does have cracks in the resin,, Any big concern? or ? I can detect no soft spot in the hull or floor. Though a few hollow spots under the floor.( coin tap location)

It does look like I have a crack at the aft center also. is does drip water(washed out the boat after gutting it) I can fix that w/ a good patch,But what should I do about the foam inside. best wasy to dry it out , reseal the plugs drill new holes to help it dry ? Lay down a new layer of resisn?

Sorry I have lots of ques.
Please excuse my non-correct nomenclature on boating items.

 

Thisisit
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are some serious demons hidden under your floor! Mold and Rot! You are going to have to keep digging and replacing to get it all out. It's swelled up your old wood enough to give you the uneveness and discolor. BTW, You can not dry out the old foam..been there, tryed it.
Here's what you got to look forward to:
Repairing the belly of the beast
Good luck!

Eric H

 

Well after further insp. the dark stains on the corners of the splits wood is old deteriorated glue. Was able to pull it together with a few screws and fiberglassed over it. Started to rip up the floor/ fiberglass, alot of water stains and some swelling. No wood rot in the sense that any needs replacing. Mostly just spots of loseness on the very top plywood layer. Also drilled some 1" holes for some samples. no rot. Looks like I wont be needing to replace any wood. Just lat down a new layer of fiberglass and resin.
The split onj the bottom I ground out and found it was previuslt repaired. chunks of resin .w/ no fiberglass.
Picked it all out. no rot there either. some moisture. Easy Fix IMO.`
I think moisture is/was more from rain and not being soaked in water continuosly as would be if it had been in water leaking and never to dry out. The fiberglass resin was cracked in the places of discoloration, but as said, once removed the wood was hard. no deep rot. solid sheets.

Was thinking of a spray on bed liner instead of carpet. what do you think? Or is there something better or not so expensive.:?:

 

Well I hope you are right about no rot. I would think any repairs could be offset by the lenght of time one plans on owning the boat and the safety of the folks aboard.
I've read some pro's and con's about bed liner for decks. do a little search in this forum and you can make a desicion. I guess it would depend on what your primary use of the boat is.