Wooden Floorboard CREEK: Annoying!!!

[PUDDLE JUMPER II]

How do I reduce floor board creek on a sailboat?

We just bought this boat and the floorboard creek is annoying as hell.

[satdiver]

WD40 or replace the floor board

[Chris66]

Rub a cake of soap around the edges of the board. Problem solved.

[Oregon Waterman]

Baby powder.

[PUDDLE JUMPER II]

Originally Posted by Chris66

Rub a cake of soap around the edges of the board. Problem solved.

Thanks Chris-- this sounds like an old Pirate's fix-- we'll give her a go this weekend and report back. We'll use Irish Spring deodorant soap!! Souls be good for the bilge should any happen to chaff in there! Lol...

[darylat8750]

It depends on the cause. Some times the support cleats or the lip that a floor hatch sits in get loose enough to allow flexing. I would check any support structure that you can reach and re glue it if possible or add additional support as required.

[JPA Cate]

If it's the edges creaking, I use carnauba wax to lubricate them. If it a floorboard that needs a stiffener, you can either install more support under it, or eoxy a stiffener to the underneath of the board to strengthen it.

Ann