Wet rot?

[Niander]

If wood is suffering from wet rot....
Once the source of water is stopped and the wood drys out will no further rot take place in the wood?.....

 

[Peterduck]

I think that you'll find that the bacteria responsible will go into suspended animation until conditions become favourable again [ie, the next shower]. They're a bit like yeast, which you can buy in the supermarket dried, and when you put it into your home brew it becomes active again. Remarkable little chappies, are bacteria; they'll still be around when the rest of us are extinct. It is they who digest our food, not us.
Peter.

 

[Spuddy]

But wet rot is fungus. Ok, the spores will hang around but maybe only if it has fruited - ?. Yes it will stop when timber dried out. Unlike the malign dry rot which will send out strands to seek more water - very nasty. Should be a series of horror films called Rentokil 1, Rentokil 11 etc. With Bruce Willis in a vest with a pressure sprayer and macho breathing gear. I'll stop now.

 

[Captain Coochie]

If you dont remove the wet rot and just cover it over you will create the perfect conditions for dry rot IMHO . By leaving the damp timber in place and not giving it airflow to really dry out dry rot WILL find it's way aboard . All IMHO .
Where is the rot and how bad ? pics ?

 

[andrewbodenham]

Practically speaking, yes. Reducing the moisture content of the timber will arrest the spread of wet rot. That said, there are no circumstances in which it is OK to have rot affected timber on board a boat. Cut it out and burn it. Cut well back into clean timber. Slosh plenty of wood preservative around. Increase ventilation to reduce the risk of a re-occurence.
This is one area where bodging just won't do.

I'm assuming you've got wet rot on your boat - if not excuse the rant.

 

[LittleShip]

Agree with everything said but .......... prevention is better than cure.

I spray antifreeze in all those nooks and crannies to try and prevent rot occurring?


Tom

 

[Niander]

Oh its just in some areas of the roof as previous owner was a ....
...didn't look after her properly...
I could show you a pic of a plant growing inside..but it would really scare you!
I have now put hatches and sealed roof...and lots of ventilation...
im thinking of injecting neat antifreeze in to bad areas..do chemists sell syringes?.But im scared they think im a Junky!
Most of the roof is ok...just a few areas.

 

[pyrojames]

I used to use syringes for injecting thinned epoxy into my decks. The first time I went to a chemist and asked if he had any he simply assumed that I was a junkie. In a very short manner, he explained the "Needle Exchange Program" (In Oz) and gave me a box of 10 free, with an integral sharps disposal section. Given his attitude to me, I didn't enlighten him, and kept going back for more as required. He even took away my old ones! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[mikefleetwood]

Last time I needed some chunky needles, I scrounged them from a local vet! Just ideal for applying solder paste, once you cut the points off.

 

[akirk]

Local farming shop - lambing / feeding / medication kits - lots of tubes / flow valves and syringes, and they all assume that you are some tough James Herriot type of bod - wear a scruffy dirty jumper, jacket with holes in it, old cords and dirty wellies... perfect /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Niander]

Haha Thanks for the advice.

 

[oldharry]

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If wood is suffering from wet rot....
Once the source of water is stopped and the wood drys out will no further rot take place in the wood?.....

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... only works if you are planning to keep your boat indoors - permanently!

 

[Niander]

Yes tis in the livingroom..

 

[mrswigglestick]

Bit boring I know but my local chandler sells disposable syringes with the epoxy stuff, I had a bit of rot in the deck ends where they overlap the top of the transom. I dried it out best I could, drilled lots of little holes into decent wood, squirted lots of Cuprinol in and when that had dried injected epoxy in before filling the holes. Now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed...

 

[paulbidmead]

Why apply antifreeze?
Can anyone explain please.

 

[Forbsie]

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Why apply antifreeze?
Can anyone explain please.

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Have a look at this.

 

[Niander]

Yes good article that
Glycol [antifreeze sounds great!]

 

[Captain Coochie]

Interesting but why do all the reputable firms use borate rather than glycol ? I've got 22ft of rot sat in Woodbridge and i'm not sure i'd like to take the risk with something not used by the pro's .
( Not a pop at you Forbsie just asking a question)







Fatty ! (that was a pop at you ) /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[LittleShip]

Glycol is used by professionals, slightly different stuff but the main ingredient is Glycol and I am told that when the Mary Rose was lifted this is what they used to preserve the wood!!

Shoot me down if I'm wrong?

Tom

 

[Captain Coochie]

I have no idea if you are right or wrong /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif I'm just going off my experiance with rot and the chemicals i used when in that game (as a very young man) . I looked around the rot sites and they all use Borate based treatments .
I thought the Mary Rose timber was soaked untill it was filled with something like wax ?