Enough is enough.

[CSY Man]

Originally Posted by Onefishredfish

That p42 seems to be as much as a project. For 16k... Bulkheads and cabinets also need to be replaced... I'll keep looking around. It's just convenient and cheap. I figure I'm paying 3k for a slip for 2-4 years with a free boat. Before going any further I'll dry out the interior. Close it up and come back in a month and see how things are before moving forward.

Make sure you run a fan 24/7 and have good ventilation, as in open port holes with bug screens.

[BobHorn]

Buy a humidifier at Lowes or HD. Set it up to drain into a sink.

[Cheechako]

Originally Posted by Onefishredfish

That p42 seems to be as much as a project. For 16k... Bulkheads and cabinets also need to be replaced... I'll keep looking around. It's just convenient and cheap. I figure I'm paying 3k for a slip for 2-4 years with a free boat. Before going any further I'll dry out the interior. Close it up and come back in a month and see how things are before moving forward.

Yeah, could very well be, I didn't look close, but you see them often in the $20k range in usable condition.

[hellosailor]

A foot of water above the cabin sole for over a year now?

I think it would be a public service if you just called a cement company to dump about five cubic yards of cement mix in through the companionway, to sink it at the dock. And reinforce all the rotted wood, because after a year, EVERY piece of interior wood work, the settee bases, the bulkheads, the floor beams, the engine supports, is rotted. Along with any wiring. And there's probably mold hiding anyplace above the waterline.

[sailah]

Based on the description, if that boat was free, the dockage was free and he had a crate motor for free and a 40' storage container full of teak and a woodshop.

AND he was paying me 3k/year to keep it at his dock....

I still wouldn't take it.

You would basically be building a new boat. Except it's 40 years old.