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Message: <blockquote data-quote="davidj65" data-source="post: 516835" data-attributes="member: 34157">I have the Alumacraft V14, same year, and the original owner kept it docked at a lake all summer.  I removed the floors to do electrical work and discovered that the foam under the floor and in the pods was wet and starting to rot the plywood.  Not soaked through, but apparently they pour the foam in and lay the deck right on top of it while the foam is wet.  This was this spring; I bought it in July 2023 and have never left it in uncovered in the rain. Scraped it all out and replaced it with blueboard.  That design left no passage for water which entered between the gunwales and deck to drain; rainwater just filled up the foam and soaked the plywood.  If I had not seen it, the floors would have eventually rotted.  If your boat had been sitting for any length of time with water covering the floors, I'd say you would have to remove the foam under the floors and in the stern pods.  Not a great design.Must have been tough to see it neglected like that.  It is obvious you took a lot of care in tricking it out.  I took your idea for the instrument console and made on for my boat, thanks.</blockquote>