Splashed my ‘88 E34-2 a few weeks ago and filled my water tanks to flush the antifreeze. Quickly discovered a flood over the floorboards while the pressure water was powered up, appearing to be bubbling up right in front of the head. I did my water system winterization last fall as I’ve done for the 7 years I’ve owned the boat, but clearly something ruptured over the winter. My boat lives north of Duluth, Mn., and it gets pretty darn cold here.
My problem is I can’t even come at the break, because I can’t get the floorboard over it to budge. I’ve removed 22 bungs and screws, every fastener in sight, and it’s frozen in place. I put a couple of 2x4 stubs under the floor (via the access hatch to the shower sump pump) and tried prying firmly with a 15-inch pry bar. I got that corner of the piece to move a fraction of an inch but am afraid to apply more pressure for fear of splintering wood I can’t replace (and certainly don’t want to try).
This may simply be the result of 35 years of grit, grunge and heavy foot traffic, but am I missing something? And ideas on lifting this large, seemingly immovable piece without making everything worse?
I’ve searched the forum but cannot find anything parallel.
My problem is I can’t even come at the break, because I can’t get the floorboard over it to budge. I’ve removed 22 bungs and screws, every fastener in sight, and it’s frozen in place. I put a couple of 2x4 stubs under the floor (via the access hatch to the shower sump pump) and tried prying firmly with a 15-inch pry bar. I got that corner of the piece to move a fraction of an inch but am afraid to apply more pressure for fear of splintering wood I can’t replace (and certainly don’t want to try).
This may simply be the result of 35 years of grit, grunge and heavy foot traffic, but am I missing something? And ideas on lifting this large, seemingly immovable piece without making everything worse?
I’ve searched the forum but cannot find anything parallel.