Drying out and repairing frames

[Simon1974]

Drying out....I don't think a dehumidifier is the best solution at the outset, possibly more beneficial once the wind and sun have worked, but probably take all covers off and all loose paint would be a good start. Completely open her up. .However, if she is to stay under cover, then that is possibly the only alternative unless you can open all windows and doors to allow natural drafts to work.
I would certainly advise starting your own survey on her, even at this point as you will be able to identify major problems or areas where you might have serious reservations about. Hammer test the hull skin inside and out as , even though she may be very wet, seriously decayed areas will be found if present. You will save a lot of time and energy by doing this first. The main areas of serious concerns would probably be the centreline structure as major issues here would be rather costly. I get the impression she might be a cold moulded timber hull as against a planked hull. If she is the the glue used is of major importance and another reason for hammer testing the hull skin to ensure all of the planks are still glued securely to eachother.
What I would be careful not to do is to start repairs before you have fully ascertained what needs doing as it is easy to spend an enormous amount of time stripping and repairing one area only to find that you have to undo all the new work to access larger significant areas that become apparent a bit later.

That’s the plan. Started to strip paint from the cockpit which was peeling. Looks like the wood has been reinforced with GRP but has sealed in the wet. Will let it dry out some before taking meter readings and see whether it can be saved or needs replacing.
I’ll keep the dehumidifier going whilst it’s extracting what looks like a good amount of water but will consider natural air circulation. The issue is a single entry point doesn’t support airflow. There is a deck patch which looks like it will need replacing so I could remove that.

Ref project viability, I won’t know where I stand for at least a month, what I’m know so far is that there looks to be a lot more work than first thought.