New to me 78 Seavettte 23

[McGillicuddy]

Hey Scott, Happy birthday, hope you made it a good one...

I'm not familiar with the Seabird cuddy attachment but it may be similar...
I haven't done battle with the cuddy cap yet but it appears to be an insert that is fit within and mechanically attached to the cockpit insert. Hopefully the 2 liners are not puttied together. In Lost2a6's post he mentioned that the teak which serves as a seam hider was attached with 5200 or similar adhesive and a bear to remove. I'd like to remove the cuddy just to assess everything but I don't want to tear up the joint needlessly...

Shame this boat has been neglected but I guess that's the only reason I could afford to buy it. Question is can I afford to make her a runner again?