Thanks for reminding me of the G10 core. I LIKE that idea!! I was looking at better core materials. Do you think that the difference in the "working" of the G10 vs. the wooden part will cause an issue in the future? Overall, the moisture in the boat is not bad. The boat was dry sailed while it was in Miami, and it is actually floating high on the marks. There are couple of spots on the deck that are moist, the area under the halyard stoppers, and under the port winch. The hull is pretty dry. I have seen far worse on other versions of J/Boats. I saw a 27 once that had a crack between the keel and sump that allowed water intrusion in the hull core all of the way from the keel to the deck. Nothing on the deck or hull is soft yet. Vic, guess we are located pretty close in the winter anyway! I can't really complain, I practically stole the boat.