Papa got all of the supplies we needed to haul the boat today. He got pins, safety chain, light tape, etc. He also made it to the DMV so that he can pick up the license and title for the trailer. In the picture is our sick attempt at trying to hitch the boat & trailer upon the 1'' 7/8ths pain-in-the-butt ball hitch. We finally got it loaded onto the trailer just to find out that the taillights were not operational to any extent. No directionals, no brake lights, and no emergency blinkers. We were dead-in-the road. But thank GOD papa made the executive decision to go on the 4-mile haul to Elmcrest. Luckily, we made it with no problems. (Other than non-functioning lights.) After a quick back-up job into the side-parking lot, it was set. We put the old trailer onto a few concrete blocks and set it into her final resting place; that is, until, winter comes. We've been thinking about cleaning out a division of Riverside's garage to work on it over the winter. That'd definitely speed up the restoration process. Greatly. Anyways, after inspecting the boat, I felt the floor dip down into a squishy section all around the border of the hull. Upon further inspection, there is foam insulation underneath the carpet.  So, our first journey is now to patch the hull from inside and to add new plywood to the floor. After we've completed the chore of re-fiberglassing and painting the gel coat, I'm going to install a new red carpet with some subtle white dots inlaid into the fabric. It's going to look wonderful when we're done. This blog is to follow the long and complex journey of restoring old boats. People may use this as a guide if needed. That's why I'm doing it; for future reference for people who love the restore boats and may need some help restoring this specific model; a 1971 V156 Glastron Aqualift. I hope this helps some people and entertains some as well. I will be posting at a pretty constant pace with, possibly, a few days of inactivity. So, enjoy and I hope I benefit somebody by doing this in the process.