With regards to the thread I started last week "Thinking about buying a '71 V20, looking for tips" .... I bought it Saturday! It's going to be quite some time before it sees water again (except for when it rains) but it's in my driving waiting for work to start! So the flood of questions will start soon! :) Just so you all know the appoarch I'm taking, I decided to treat this as a full restore as apposed to just trying to figure out the bare minimum to get it in the water. I'm planning on starting inside the boat (floor, transom, preping for live well, raw water wash down, etc.), then the outside of the hull (sanding, fixing any cracks or defects, etc) and once the hull is done repowering the boat. I'll start another thead soon, once I figure out what I want to accomplish with the inside of the boat. In the meantime I'll keep looking at the pics in the galley and the threads for inspiration!