interior wood

[paulburn]

my laminated wood interior is developing little bumps all over, I assume some kind of effect of dampness over winter. The boat (3 year old beneteau) is kept on land with no heater/dehumidifier over winter.

are modern boat interiors only designed to survive a couple of seasons or is it obligatory to use heaters/dehumidifiers over winter -seems to go against the traditional spirit of sailing ?!

grateful for opinions.....

Paul

 

[Searush]

My cabin was lined in wood effect chipbaord by a previous owner. I thought " that's a complete waste of time" but with lots of important stuff to fix, I decided to defer it for a season or so until it warped & separated. That was about 13 years ago. It still looks great!!!!

No heating or dehumid. - often left afloat all year round - BUT I always leave 2-4 ports open around the boat with plastic rain covers over that allow ventilation without drips.

Sometimes get blackspots if there has been salt spray inside the boat but they clean off easy enogh each season. I'm convinced the answer is VENTILATION, VENTILATION & VENTILATION.

 

[ccscott49]

Your woodwork has separated, depends on what the substrate is, is to what you do with it, a beneteau I would suspect is chipboard substrate, if it is, then it's replacement time.

 

[GAJ]

Sounds to be very dissapointing in a virtually new boat.
Little bumps, how little and how widespread?

Beneteau use veneered marine ply finished with 3 coats of acid catalysed cellulose lauquer so the surface should be good for 10 plus years at least.
Where they do fail is sealing the end grain but if you had water ingress there it would be apparant as a dark line around the edge of the affected timber, possibly with some blistering of the finish.
I've had two Bens. The first was 20 years old when I sold her and the interior was, almost, still in showroom condition, my present boat is 10 years old and other than knocks and scrapes the finish is still excellent.

 

[Swagman]

I'd be chatting to the dealer.
Appreciate its probably out of warranty but our Hanse is 3 years old and I know if we had similar issues they'd sort it.
Boat or no boat - the Sale of Good Act prevents anyone selling anything which is not fit for purpose - and delaminating interior finishings on a boat in 36 months is in my view not right.
JOHN

 

[jamesjermain]

This shouldn't be happening - contact the person who sold you the boat. If it is the veneer that's separating from the ply substrate over wide areas then you have a serious problem that should be sorted by the manufacturer. It may, however, be the varnish/lacquer that's lifting which is bad enough but easier to deal with, I suspect.

One thing is certain - you should not have to rely on heaters or dehumidifiers to stop your boat falling apart after three years.