Pull up the engine box and the section of the floor that covers the driveshaft. Carefully examine the integrity of the visible stringers. If the fiberglass is beginning to laminate, be careful. If there are cracks in the fiberglass covering the stringers look for black wood or moisture in the cracks. Take a pen knife and insert into the cracks to check how hard the wood is and if you can detect any moisture. Any black wood is dry rot. If there is some, it may be an issue of determining the extent. You can't really find this without tearing out the floor, but water had a tendency to pool under the driver's seat where it eventually will rot the stringer. I know when I pulled my floor, that was where the majority of water and damage was at and I have heard similar stories. Great boats though!
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