I hope the surveyors you guys preach about are better than ones around here. I watched a certified surveyor pass a formula with a rotted transom and stringers. Yet he spent 30 min tapping the bottom with a plastic mallet. I went over and said what are you doing? "Sounding it out for a soft core" oh I see.... You know that's an all glass layup in the bottom of that boat right??? Money well spent there....

There are clowns in every profession. The point I was trying to make is to make sure you are starting with a good hull. No point throwing time and money at a glorified flower pot.