A soft area on the deck

[Dave4562]

I found a soft spot area on the deck. Its not very big about a foot by a foot and a half. Its about 3 feet from the starbord gunwhale.

Is it easily repairable and would it show badly?

What is usually the cause? I read it was mostly a foam core issue and others sa y its rotten wood core.

Wondering if I should fix it and if worth it.

 

[northern]

You repair from under based on work I had done. There are lots of posts on soft decks.

 

[The Bill Collector]

First find and repair all places of water entry. My buddy used Get Rot and it worked well on his boat.

 

[Henry Boyd]

A soft spot in the cabin top turned up in our hull survey for our present boat. Sabre sent a crew to repair it and covered it under warranty. They drilled ¼” holes in the gelcoat and fiberglass and then injected foam. They then epoxied and gel coated the holes using patterns to recreate and match the non skid. Problem fixed.

 

[Dave4562]

Thanks, I did research from what everyone sent and it seems the new foams and epoxies can repair quicker than before and found some cool things.
I just wonder if the wood rot keeps growing and how to dry it out or if even needed.
One product I saw seems to push water out as it goes in?
Lessens my anxiety somewhat.
Dave

 

[frosh coach]

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