Mike,
Good evening, and thanks for the clarification. Come to think of it, you must have been tickled pink to be able to purchase a commander in "sailable" condition. This past March / April I brought down Commander #269 from St. Michaels, MD to the Albemarle Sound in NC, and that transit, do mostly in part to the weather, took me nine days. Even though it was very stressing at times, I remember how excited I was when actually underway with the last mooring line on board.

As for soft core issues. All that stuff is easily fixable. The worst thing one could do is "nothing", for as you most likely know, ignoring a known problem will only allow it to propagate. I use the term "easily" because although it is a farely straight forward job, it still is just that a "job" with some serious labor involved, depending on the magnitude of the water intrusion.

Have a great Thanks Giving.