Hi - This is my first post! I kept my 1987 Chris Craft cuddy
cabin in the
canal behind my house. One fall we returned home to find lots of "dust" around the
cabin and
engine room. Eventually, I stepped on a bolster and it fell apart, revealing termites with their eggs. I sprayed with a termite killer product from Home Depot, and also looked for other nests, spraying liberally. I thought I got them all, but about 6 months later I found more infestation in the form of "tunnels" in various places. I got my old
trailer out of
storage, but it wasn't in condition to haul the boat. So the following fall we came back home, and the entire wooden areas of the boat were ruined. I finally got the
trailer fixed, hauled the boat to a professional exterminator, who tented it and treated with Vikan. Eventually, I realized the whole boat was shot, so I
sold it very
cheap. Lesson learned - Don't delay when termites are first discovered, immediately take it to a professional exterminator or pay to have him tent the boat in the
water.