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Thanks all, I really needed reassurance and this did it! Concrete steps to take. Its all just a bit overwhelming when brand new and unexpected and not sure what Im looking at. to solve the mystery, its a biofuel burner that runs off bioethanol which apparently burns clean and requires no flue, and its sits on ceramic. I have a bss until 2024 (although I imagine the biofuel stove was a recent addition). If anyone has opinions about liquid biofuel stoves Id love to hear them, as they seem pretty niche, and Im finding the fuel hard to come by! And she’s from 1981, so pre ply. While Im here, this will sound like a silly question Im sure, but does it matter if she seems to tilt a little to the stern end if the bilge pump is more towards the bow? Wont all my water just run to the back (where all my damp is?) thanks, Its so great to have access to all this knowledge and experience

Hi all brand new boater here. I moved onto my first liveaboard just a few days ago. She was sold as needing a bit of headlining work but otherwise good to go. Unfortunately I’m finding that the closer I look the worse it gets. I was beginning to accept that I will just have to gradually chip away at all the work while still living onboard, until I found the rot. The rot extends down the right hand side rear of the boat, and appears to come from an unchecked leak in the central cabin. My question is basically, once I hopefully fix the leak and remove the rot, will she still be sound? The rot is in wood that meets the hull, so at the bottom of the furnishings, the wardrobe and the storage/ seats. But also in the wooden division between the central and stern cabin - and this I am most worried about in case it is structural. My dawncraft is a central cockpit cabin, and the previous owner has done a (what I now realise is shoddy) diy wooden box over the central cabin Does anyone have any advice? Please consider that this is also now my home - I trusted the seller, didn’t know where to look properly, and I am certainly now learning from my mistake. pictured are the wall in question and what I can see of the rot- cant get a photo of the extent as i cant remove the floor without dismantling everything at the moment. The other vertical wooden fittings look similar at the bottom, if not quite as bad thanks everyone