[Rhodes22-list] My new toy.... Talk me into saving it

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Thanks all for your replies... Todd... If I took another boat hull, I do believe my wife would be standing there with her hands on her hips instead of yours.... :) ..... but thanks anyway....
I'm open to all ideas here on the boat. I have a farm and equipment, so heavy lifting and long term storage should not be a problem. I'm still not sure if I'm going to fix her yet, but here are my main problems I need to tackle.
1. Deck soft and caved in. (thanks for your suggestions so far). 
2. Keel area where the concrete is broken up (the good news here is there STILL is standing water in the floor area.
3. Floor repair- not a big deal, unless I want to go teak and holly like one of y'all did!! (which was flat out beautiful by the way)
4. Repairing every fitting... everything seems loose or has a lot of give... I figure they all need backing plates....
I'm up here in Northern Michigan with a long winter ahead of me and have a lot more tools than brains.... this might be fun!! (...I know.... I know...... famous last words.......)
Brad 
Brad Bachelor

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture. -- Helen Rowland 1875-1950, American Journalist
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Brad,  sounds like your deck is as soft as mine was.  Instead of drilling holes in from the top on mine i cut out the underside of the deck and i am going back with oak and Maine ply. It has been a lot of work,  and my job has kept me away from it for several months,  but of the methods i read about this is the one that i felt would give me the strongest and best looking deck within my skill set. 

James

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