Upon tearing out the floor in the late fall of 07, I was delighted to find that this little mopar was much better off than a similar vintage starcraft I scrapped weeks before. Whereas the Starcraft was reduced to mulch from the carpet down, this little bugger was pretty solid. The stringers were quite good, and only one frame was rotted. For good measure I pulled everything out anyhow, replaced and reglassed with bigger, more frequent frames than before. The transom was fine, so I simply reinforced the bildge box for good measure. I have a theory that the intense salt air actually helped preserve the wood on this one. She was wide open to rain (although well angled) for a few years minimum, but probably 20 ft from open sea....