Well, I had a highly recommended fiberglass guy from my area come to take a look at the floor to get an opinion of what to do. He metered the whole deck and also hit it with the phenolic hammer. The whole deck was found to be at least partially wet, but the only delaminated areas were around the center console. The casting deck was found to be dry and solid.
He gave an estimate of $4k to recore the deck and hatches, which I thought was fair, but I'm not ready to drop that kind of money just yet. He also insisted that I don't need to fix the floor right now, and I could easily get away with using the boat as-is for a few more years before worrying about it. I would love to try to tackle the project myself, but with no place to work on it over the winter, I fear I'll still be on the hard for the summer and missing the fishing season.
So I'm thinking I'll stick to doing the rewire this winter and leave the bigger project for the future. It's a shame since I found a great T-Top and console (at a steal!) that I'll have to pass up since there is no way the deck will hold a t-top in it's current state.
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