14' mckee wood rot?

[phatdaddy]

might have to go this route
http://wilmington.craigslist.org/boa/1568754682.html

is the transom soft? i have heard sealing off all of holes and putting a vacuum pump through the lowest point of the hull and drawing the water out that way.

after drying out, you could always put the dreaded aluminum plate on the transom.

[bcraigan]

The transom is hard as a rock! The problem is that the rest of the boat is SOAKED... Was there a lot of wood used in these boats? I have considered drying out well and then resealing it...

[Blue_Runner]

Sorry to hear BC. Hopefully she's salvageable.

If it comes down to it I'll buy the bench seat. I'd like to have one for dad's.

[phatdaddy]

bc. not that familar with mckee, but on whaler sites you can get plans that show where the wood panels are located in the various hulls. i think on my 13 there are panels in the transom for motor mounting and ones on the side by the console for control mounting and one in the deck for the console to rest on and secure to. the type of pump i saw used was an AC pump for clearing refrigeration lines. wonder if you could get a weight est now and when it was new and see how much water your dealing with?