Waterlogged boat

[TheSpecialist]

Drying it out is only part of the problem, finding and fixing the leak is just as important

[likwid]

needs to be drilled, covered, with dehumidifiers running 24/7

then comes the process of finding where she's taking on water.... could be the deck/hull seam, could be anywhere.

any cracks in the hull?

[yankee bass]

Best bet, if your handy and not afraid of fiberglass, especially on a center console, is to remove console, tear up floor, remove old foam, put in new foam, put in new floor. Grew up in NY and had a friend named Rick...worked for and lived behind a roofing company in tiny camper...we called him the Junkyard Dog. Anyway helped him one summer do this...not as tough as your think. You need a respirator, lots of time, and a really BIG pair of balls. You have a 93 Mako? Great solid hulls, new foam would make it as good as an 06 off the showroom. Of course as others have mentioned you need to find the leak to avoid a re-soak. With floor off you can see where all your stress cracks are and give them a new layer of glass. When we did we noticed many of the structural floor beams were also soaked. After we re-habbed the boat (was an 23ft 89 Whaler) JYD told me that he was PAID $1000 to salvage the boat from 12ft of water by owner...I think he even made $500 piecing out the swamped motor...do the math...a great deal and cost him (and me) a summer's work. We used to laugh at the way Rick lived for years...found out he made a ton of dough roofing and saved every penny. I hear he lives on 37ft Carver year-round in Montauk. Who's laughing now???