Hey Jawz, whay year is it? I bought a '73 13 ft whaler about 5 yrs ago and did something similar. It had been a work boat in a marina in north jersey somewhere. We painted it and stripped down the wood and revarnished it, and put a new 25 Yamaha on it. We use it in the lagoons and to run around the bay. Nice work. Did you add texture to the deck surface? Looks like you had it taped off to do that.
Rich