What i expected to be a difficult job in removing the floor, actually turned out to be a piece of cake: The floor was completely saturated and the fiberglass mat had separated from the plywood. This was a good thing since no time had to be spent figuring out where to make circular saw cuts. Again, this boat has been in outdoor storage ( covered by a tarp) and was exposed to the elements: Along with replacing the floor, the transom is in a similar state of decomposition: With the floor removed , is it ok to remove the splash-well and then the transom? I inspected the aluminum transom brace for cracks, and it was structurally sound. I won't be able to put in a floor until sometime in April when the weather warms up on Long Island. But I would like to get the transom and splash-well completed: I'm also thinking about installing a permanent fuel tank up in the bow: From what I've read Mariners tend to be light in the bow:
