Cockpit floor and area under the engine

I have removed my small diesel power plant to gain access to frames and bilge under it. It is there that the boat leaks and I felt it is high time to fix it.

At the same time I’ve found that plywood cockpit floor has rotten in one place and the fungi has spread onto adjacent oak supporting beam. I’ve sprayed it with glycol last spring, to hopefully kill anything which started to grow there or slo down the progress but the harm was already done and these components needed replacement.

Off I went and cut out the affected parts - and little more around them.

Next step was to remove engine foundations. It took me some time to find how they are connected to the hull but finally the first one is away, revealing broken frame under it.

During next visit in the boatyard I will remove the second foundation. Before that I’m starting renovation of the first foundation: scraping flaking paint, filling the screw holes with wooden plugs for re-fastening, painting.

Once I gain access to the bottom of the bilge I will start working on these broken frames.