[RWilson2526]

Welcome to the site....I'm sure you'll be happy with a V-20 as you can tell by now we all are.

First off the price seems good if the engine is servicable. So I would focus on the engine first. Frozen steering is not a deal breaker.

The soft spots on floors have been fixed by many members here with some research you can get some good advice on how to do that. Option one is to cut around the perimeter of the floor, pull it out recore , fiberglass and reinstall and paint.

The other option which is much more work would be to separate the whole cap from the hull. I personally wouldnt want to tackle that but being that you have the cuddy deck problem that might be the way to do it. and you can do the floor and deck in one shot.

I cant say that I can remember too many people repairing the cuddy deck. I know a few guys that added some aluminum angle underneath to stop some flex but not sure how bad yours is and wether or not that would be sufficient.

I think your budget is reasonable to make those repairs as long as you arent charging yourself for the time involved.

That said I would look around though and see if you cant find a boat without the deck problems for $3000-$3500 and then maybe only have to drop a thousand or so to get it to where you want it and wind up spending the same amount of money and alot less time.

I know I am not answering your question so much as rambling.

Again though...dont forget the engine.