Interesting, thanks everyone. I guess at this age every deck will be wet and it's just a matter of it not cracking. An idea emerged to remove the mast, cover the fragile deck with solar panels, and fit a long shaft 1000w electric outboard, equivalent to 4hp. This seems interesting because it should ...

Hello everyone, newbie here. Was wondering if there is a consensus regarding acceptable moisture levels in the plywood core areas of the deck and floors. I found a Mac25 project boat with around 40% moisture levels in those areas, including under the mast base. For reference, the non-cored (solid) g...