On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:08:54 GMT, Reno wrote:

wrote in news:53d0f7fc-0d5d-4c48-aee8-
:

I agree with all of James' points about rot. I also got a free 16 foot
boat - every single piece of wood was rotted; transom, stringers, floor,
seat bases, etc. The transom did have a solid inner liner that didn't
sound bad when tapped but when I cut the inner liner off I dug out most
of the wood with bare hands, it was that rotten.
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Nice post. Thanks.
If I ever think about taking on an old boat, I'll be sure to read this
first.

--Vic