[htillman]

Good idea on drilling the holes in the stringers. I have drilledone on each end and found water weeping out. I will now drill as you recommended and use the heaters. The hull and top cap are stored indoors and have not seen water now for three months. Plans are to keep both completely dry until I reinstall the top cap. This will give me time to continue drying the stringers. What surprised me is the floor is solid. The moisture meters reads damp in a few areas but is for the most part solid. The last 23 I had the boat cosmetically looked much better but I had two soft spots in the deck that I injected expoxy in and stiffened. I need to recore the hatches as they indicate very wet and are a tad heavy. Need to look into some composite coring for this project but I may wait until next year on the hatches.
I am looking at a 5 year old 250 Johnson for power. My friend has it on the back of a 76 23 Sceptre and wants to repower with a 300 Suz 4 stroke. Claims that is the engine for this boat. He purchased Potter built tackle cabinets after Potter left Seacraft. Very nice boxes. The tackle cabinets are old but in good condition. He has owned the boat since less was less than one year old and is a Seacraft fanatic. Actually has a very old 20 Seafari that still runs in original condition.