[ocuyler]

Mead,

You absolutely must remove all of the floor panels to get a good look at what's in there. All of the serious issues are out of sight. The most probable suspects are the wood in the panels themselves, the fuel tank and hoses, particularly if they were foamed in, the plywood beneath the fuel tank, etc.

The stringers are foam filled and most likely wet with water incursion. Most guys that are serious about truely renovating their SeaCrafts will cut the entire floor out to expose all the stringers, do what they have to do and replace it with a non-wood material. Bottom line? The sooner you get all of that stuff opened up and the fuel tank removed, the sooner you'll know the extent of your project. You're really in demolition mode now.

If you are serious about a "renovation", you need to think from the keel up and do everything required to make it better than new. It's time consuming and expensive. If that worries you, you are probably in over your head.

My 1 piece of advice... don't use a chain saw to remove the fuel tank.

[ July 23, 2003, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: Otto Cuyler ]