I decided I'd move on to the next part of the day's project which was troubleshooting the bilge pumps. The previous owner told me that neither the manual whale pump nor the newly installed electric bilge pump had the strength to get water out of the bilge. The ultimate problem with the B29 is that the water tank completely blocks access to the bilge area and doesn't look like it will come out without removing the entire cabin sole. I couldn't see what was down there so I finagled my arms in with my camera clutched between my fingertips. I aimed down and took a series of pics and here's what I saw:

I took a long piece of pvc and stuck it down in there and it's somewhat liquid, but mostly goopy. I imagine the density only increases as it gets down to the bottom. I'm guessing that the bilge pump hoses are just clogged. I could see the hoses were moving with the air pressure change from the whale pump but the had to have been blocked up. I think I'm going to have the marina evacuate the bilge contents, somehow, and possibly figure out a way to blow out the hoses. I don't even know how I'd get down there to check anything out myself. At some point that water tank will have to come out.
Also found the fuel cap screws were all stripped but one leading me to question how much of the gas tank is being held up by those screws.
Every time I go up to the boat I find 10 things that need to be fixed and don't get anything done that I set out to.
Splash down is May 28th!