Boat cleaning

Have you ever pulled the floor out of you inflatable boat and cleaned the bottom of the boat? After a training session on water rescue and boat operations we were trying to get all of the pond water out of the bottom of boat when we started to have a discussion about what might be lurking below the floor of the boat. The decision was made to pull the floor out of the boat and cleaning the bottom. My crew then commenced to pulling the floor out of the boat and we got a good look at the bottom. See the picture below to see what the bottom looked like. The bottom was pretty dirty and it definitely needed cleaned out. So the question is, how often do you really clean your boat? Is there mold growing under the floor of your inflatable boat? It's definitely worth taking the floor out and cleaning your boat.