Hi All:
I will eventually discover the solution to the below, but perhaps someone on the Cherubini forum has already encountered and fixed:
The 3/4" teak/holly plywood veneer cabin floor in my 1980 Hunter Cherubini 36 resides in a basin molded into the interior liner. From what I can determine, there are no holes in the bottom of the basin to allow drainage for any water that might get into it. I have never actually removed any section of the floor, but it appears that the plywood rests directly on the floor of the basin which has the same approximate depth as the thickness of the plywood veneer; and without stringers to provide a gap between the two. The design seems a ready-made recipe for water collection problems.
Anyway, water is getting into the basin and the teak/holly veneer around some of the edges is darkening from the wetness. Its a small amount of water, since nothing visible is oozing up around the edges. But, I've got to correct soon, because it's just a matter of time before the flooring becomes irreparably damaged.
My fiberglass hull and liner are not sweating, so its more than simple condensation. I've already spent several hours looking/probing for the source, but to no avail. And I have drilled some drain holes at the lowest points of the basin bottom, but they haven't alleviated the problem. I'm suspecting that a hull/deck joint leak instead of flowing between the liner and the hull then into the bilge is somehow being diverted into a crack or gap somewhere on the basin's side. The plywood veneer floor then is slowly getting saturated.
Before I drill through the floor bung plugs and start to unscrew/remove the floor so that I can inspect better, has anyone encountered this situation before? Solution?
Despite 30 years, the original cabin floor had been looking very good after my refinish a few years ago. I would like to avoid the need to replace.
Thanks/regards,
rardi
I will eventually discover the solution to the below, but perhaps someone on the Cherubini forum has already encountered and fixed:
The 3/4" teak/holly plywood veneer cabin floor in my 1980 Hunter Cherubini 36 resides in a basin molded into the interior liner. From what I can determine, there are no holes in the bottom of the basin to allow drainage for any water that might get into it. I have never actually removed any section of the floor, but it appears that the plywood rests directly on the floor of the basin which has the same approximate depth as the thickness of the plywood veneer; and without stringers to provide a gap between the two. The design seems a ready-made recipe for water collection problems.
Anyway, water is getting into the basin and the teak/holly veneer around some of the edges is darkening from the wetness. Its a small amount of water, since nothing visible is oozing up around the edges. But, I've got to correct soon, because it's just a matter of time before the flooring becomes irreparably damaged.
My fiberglass hull and liner are not sweating, so its more than simple condensation. I've already spent several hours looking/probing for the source, but to no avail. And I have drilled some drain holes at the lowest points of the basin bottom, but they haven't alleviated the problem. I'm suspecting that a hull/deck joint leak instead of flowing between the liner and the hull then into the bilge is somehow being diverted into a crack or gap somewhere on the basin's side. The plywood veneer floor then is slowly getting saturated.
Before I drill through the floor bung plugs and start to unscrew/remove the floor so that I can inspect better, has anyone encountered this situation before? Solution?
Despite 30 years, the original cabin floor had been looking very good after my refinish a few years ago. I would like to avoid the need to replace.
Thanks/regards,
rardi
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