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I would like to stay away from cutting through the outside of the hull. The only other thing I could open up would be the starboard rear step, which i assume is foam filled and access the inner hull that way. It would not surprise me to find water there, as there are a couple open holes. That would still leave water on the starboard side of the hull.

Depending on the final numbers mine will loose about 100# of water and there will be around 50# remaining. I know that I can lift the stern of the boat and i can at least roll the boat on it's side and back by myself which i could not do before. I feel pretty confident that i can roll the boat over solo, although if there is another pair of hands around, i won't refuse the help.

I will need to dig out the remaining foam so i can access the edge of the remaining deck. If I am on a roll, i may still add a couple sections of 3/4 plywood to the floor where I think my consoles will end up just to have wood to screw into.

the plywood strips offer an interesting idea on shaping the foam and attaching the deck back into the boat. It would ensure the foam is solid and without voids. It would also ensure the foam doesn't distort the shape of the deck.

Thoughts on opening up the starboard rear step and dig that foam out?