I have a 14’ mckee i’ve been messing around with and even have a good motor for it now. It’s come to my attention that is it SOAKED inside. The wood is quite rotten, and the foam is soaked. I’ve opened a couple holes in the deck to start trying to dry it out, but i’m not very hopeful at this point. Anyone know of a good hull that would fit a 60hp motor that runs great? Thanks. Is this mckee fixable, or is it a lost cause? Craigan.
If you LOVE it you could fix it but, you will likely spend lots more on the rebuild than it’s worth. If the wood and foam is wet you are definitely talking about a complete rebuild. Not sure how much your time is worth but you will spend 10 times more time on the repair than you would ever guess.
I don’t want to just give you the bad news. It’s a great market to find a good cheap boat hull. Also, I have a web site that would give you some fantastic real world insight into what is involved in fixing a boat with wet stringers and foam. Shoot me a PM if you want it or just, start looking for the next hull.
I put a bad hull out for the trash man a couple years ago. Within 20 minutes, it was gone. Good luck to the sucker guy that scooped it up. 
The wet foam is not a problem, it will drain and dry. Holes in the top will do little, you need to tilt the front up and drill the holes at the bottom of the transom. Can take a few weeks to stop dripping. Then be very conscientious and fix all holes/cracks and caulk around all screws to prevent re-occurrence. That wood is quite rot resistant, is it just water logged or truly rotten? Re-evaluate when truly dry. Is the whole transom rotten or just a smaller lower portion? Small rot may be easy and cheap to fix, whole transom can be fixed by good glass man, but probably will be close to value of hull otherwise. If it is in great shape, may be worth doing, otherwise, you can find older McKees for reasonable amounts all over.
Ok…This has been the weirdest boat i’ve ever looked at… lol Mckee must have made some SUPER STRONG transoms, because I have water seeping out of the deck of this thing, but the transom is very solid. The boat is in great shape, even with the digging i’ve done around it… I’ll drill the transom holes, and start the drain tomorrow! Thanks guys… Hate the idea of a new hull cost…
Yes, very strong hulls. You can speed up the drying by taking out all screws and fittings you can on top, enlarging any holes that you need to enlarge to fix properly to allow air to enter from above. Then drill your hole/holes in the transom, don’t make them too small, maybe 1/4 inch diameter. Tilt the hull up as much as you can. When done dripping rapidly, you can put a shop-vac up to the hole to help get air in the hull every so often. Don’t leave it on there too long or it can burn up the motor. If you can put it in a garage and have a fan and dehumidifier running in there that will help as well. Before fixing the hole in transom, make sure that wood is completely, completely dry otherwise your repair won’t stick well. Then jam the hole and its inside cavity full of a fiber reinforced glass or epoxy and cover with gel coat. Then repair holes on top. Also check large puck shape in top center of bow. This is where foam was injected and the cap can be loose at times and be a good source for water intrusion. Should be good as new after repaired. They are pretty amazing boats.
you could try bobby gelkin. he replaced a floor for me. good job and reasonable.