So now the exploration continued. The bottom of the first cross beam, which was ply with a cap of wood was rotten and the bottom quarter inch of foam was wet. The same applied at the next beam. This led to the inevitable conclusion that all the cabin fixtures had to come out as the floor had to be lifted.
It was soon clear that the cupboards and dinette were not worth salvaging as it would be easier and probably cheaper to rebuild. So they were quickly removed and cut up for firewood.
Then the serious work of lifting the floor. This came out easy but the foam was harder and much more volume. As I worked back the cross beams were increasingly rotten and now the bottom 4 inches of foam was wet. By the time I got back to the cabin door I had over 2 inches of standing water. Much to my relief when the cabin door and cross beam below it was removed I had a cascade of water draining out of the bilge drain.
Now to assess what was left.
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