... What were you taking the hammer
for, to
check for dry rot in the planking?


Capt. Rob wrote:
Sound the deck before using the meter. We the deck to be 100% dry with
a small one inch void only in the starboard side deck.


What bone head gave you that advice?

In rea life, if you show up to look at a boat for sale, and want to use
a hammer to "sound" the decks, the owner (or his rep) would yank it away
from you and smack you with it.

DSK