Hey guys! Like many of you, I have an addiction to picking up projects. My latest project is a 1976 Manatee CC hull powered by a 1995 40 hp Johnson. My main concern at this point is the hull. The hull looks great at first glance, however, a plethora of problems lie underneath the surface. When I purchased the boat, I knew there were soft spots in the floor -- assumed stringers were wet as well. Now that I have the boat home, I am almost positive that this is the case. The deck ply is almost non existent. That being said, it looks as if the boat deck was replaced at one time (hopefully the stringers were as well). We also have some dame underneath, which looks to be mostly cosmetic due to the trailer rollers. My question is, does anyone have experience with gutting this hull? This will be my first glass project, and I hope that some of you fellas can walk me through the process. My first question is, where do I begin to cut? There are some storage compartments -- do they go as well? What about the sides? We have some extruding on the gunnels -- would there be wood in this area? What about the casting deck? Should it go as well? I will be posting and updating regularly as the project begins.