[alexh]

Once I cut the deck out, some of the remaining wood around the perimeter is still rotted/wet. As it stands now, I would have to still somehow remove all of the wet/rotted wood and then be left with a fiberglass lip to attach new cleat/deck material to. OR lay the new deck right on top of the existing perimeter and build up the stringers as needed. Looking at what I have as of now I'm leaning toward putting a new deck on top of the existing one.

The only issues I can think of right now is having to cut out the livewell that's currently in there, and either filling in the scupper channels flush with the new deck height or leaving them as they are which would make them 5/8"-7/8" (depending on material) deeper. Thinking ill fill it in flush and make new scupper holes. This should help with the self draining abilities with a Suzuki DF140.
Ill also have better bilge access once the livewell is out and ill be able to glass in a pad for a raw water pickup/washdown and easier transducer installation.

Sorry for the ramble and it sounds like I've just talked myself into it, but I would like to still hear any advice from people who have gone this route.

Thanks,
Alex.