13-footer Cockpit Deck Molded-in Ridges, False Transom, Mildew
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:18 pm
Q1: what is the proper name and function for the molded-in ridges on the cockpit deck of a 13-footer as seen below in Figure 1?
Fig. 1. Unusual ridges in cockpit deck of 13-footer.
Q2: what is the proper name for the false transom at the stern of a 13-footer?
Q3: what cleaning product best removes mildew?
BACKSTORY
I recently bought my first boat, a Boston Whaler 13 Standard. And I’m trying to understand all of its features.
I call the rasised ridges “flutes” because I don’t know what else to call them. They are molded into the deck of the boat just forward of the little hole in the “false transom” that allows water to pass to the drain hole in the “main transom.”
Fig. 1. Unusual ridges in cockpit deck of 13-footer.
Q2: what is the proper name for the false transom at the stern of a 13-footer?
Q3: what cleaning product best removes mildew?
BACKSTORY
I recently bought my first boat, a Boston Whaler 13 Standard. And I’m trying to understand all of its features.
I call the rasised ridges “flutes” because I don’t know what else to call them. They are molded into the deck of the boat just forward of the little hole in the “false transom” that allows water to pass to the drain hole in the “main transom.”