After two years of backbreaking, thankless labor, I'm almost finished with the worst rebuild of a boat I've ever undertaken. Having done over a dozen major restorations prior to this one I can truthfully say...this was the worst one. Perhaps I made a mistake in believing what I had been told about the boat when I purchased it. Having owned so many old boats I felt my examination of it would be as good or better than a surveyors. I purchased it "as is, where is". Granted, I was bottom feeding and got the boat at bargain based pricing. After all, who else would even consider it? I knew it needed almost everything to be refurbished. This DID include, new plumbing and wiring throughout, new floors, ceiling, insulation, fuel tanks, lighting, propane reconstruction, removal and reconstruction of major bulkheads, new chainplates and replacement of below deck backing for chainplates (which were aluminum from the manufacturer instead of stainless), new running rigging, instruments and even re-coring of all the decks. I'm thrilled to report that all except the re-coring of the forward deck and rebuilding of three large hatches has been completed. When the weather warms up I'll cut out the old decking forward, replace the waterlogged balsa and rebuild/rebed the hatches. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. There were many times on this boat when I thought (read knew) I'd bitten off a lot more than I bargained for. My advice to anyone considering doing this as an option or great way to ease into a larger boat or an older design you loved (my reasoning), think long and hard before you jump into it. This is dirty, grueling, frustrating and expensive, even if you furnish all the labor. Consult with someone who's been through the process and get them to look at the boat (not me). I've attached before and after photos of the last job I've just completed. After rewiring the entire boat I removed the old electric panel and installed new ones. Incidentally, every where possible the connections were removed from the engine room where working on them was hot and nearly impossible and moved into an accessible area of the forward cabin using covered fuse bars. See what you think.