My bow neighbor has discovered dry rot on his trawler in hard to get areas. It will be virtually impossible to remove the beams and replace them. He wishes to treat them and then epoxy them. He helped a friend of his (no longer around) once treat a dry rot problem on his boat. First they dried the wood and then treated the wood with some sort of home made borax solution containing some other chemical such as phenol. Does anyone have a clue how to prepare a fungicide economically to treat dry rot? Money is an issue naturally. ChuckWolfe@Mail.com
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Wet Rot
I'm confused by the term dry rot. Wood rots due to moisture. Moisture may also facilitate the growth of mold and fungus, but moisture is still the fundamental problem. I wouldn't worry about a fungicide. A good cleaning and removal of decayed material sould take care of that problem. I would worry about maintaining the structure of the boat. If the beams are seriously deteriorated there may be no choice but to replace them. If its not too bad, epoxy and glass cloth bonded to the beams may be sufficient. Consulting a good marine surveyer would be a good idea. Also, make sure the source of water is determined and repaired first.
I'm confused by the term dry rot. Wood rots due to moisture. Moisture may also facilitate the growth of mold and fungus, but moisture is still the fundamental problem. I wouldn't worry about a fungicide. A good cleaning and removal of decayed material sould take care of that problem. I would worry about maintaining the structure of the boat. If the beams are seriously deteriorated there may be no choice but to replace them. If its not too bad, epoxy and glass cloth bonded to the beams may be sufficient. Consulting a good marine surveyer would be a good idea. Also, make sure the source of water is determined and repaired first.
Commercial Product
I'm not aware of any home made remedies, but there's a commercial product available at Home Depot that is used to "harden" wood suffering from dry rot. I think Minwax makes it.
I'm not aware of any home made remedies, but there's a commercial product available at Home Depot that is used to "harden" wood suffering from dry rot. I think Minwax makes it.
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