Sounds like you're going at this in the right frame of mind .... In as much that you’re expecting the worst i.e. motors .. hoping for the best [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
How did the boat sink ???
Stringers .... Once the Fuel tank is out go as low as you can on the stringer side wall and drill some inspection holes .... then see what comes out ..That’s the least invasive way I can think of ..Ideally you would like to see inside the stringer ..but that means the deck comes up .... hopefully that’s not the case . Also wait till its warm in case there is frozen water in there. If its wet then I would try the “BW vacuum trick” and see what you can extract from the foam ….. but cross that bridge when you get to it
Careful when drilling into the stringer as it sits on the inboard most lifting strake ...you don’t want to drill through the hull...You can see what I mean in the picture one strake exposed the other is not …… put the holes as low as you can drill in parallel to the hull bottom.
