For those who offered their input, thank you (refer to achive "freebie") I took the advice of not doing anything until I got the title. Thru much do dilgents I just recieved the title. Now time to begin getting things in order for the water. The boat has been sitting on poppets for about 12 years. Where to start and how to check for compromises from just sitting......ie: plumbing that passes thru the hull, anything that's imbedded in the hull etc.......