Cap on????

[Muskoka]

Chris I'm in the same "boat" as you. I can't have the boat out of the water in the summer and have no heated space in winter.
I'm tearing the floor out this weekend and replacing it with as little stringer repair as I can stand before zipping all back together and praying. Maybe next year we should rent a heated spot and do both our boats...

Since I am in a seasonal business I am coming up to my busiest time, I have no spare hours to do this unless it's in winter.
I contacted a repair shop who strongly suggested NOT taking the cap off for the reason of hull strength and deformation if worked on without the cap. They did agree it would be a heck of a lot easier without it, but suggested leaving it on. From all the pics I see here I think it makes sense to take it off and be able to properly work on it but I'm scared it may not go back on properly. But who knows, not me, YET...........