My first boat was 1964 24' Chris Craft, wood hull that had been out of the water for 2 years before I got it. After replacing the blown 283 with a 327, I trailered it to Lake Erie on the way blew 2 tires, finally made the 2 hour trip (8 hours later). The marina said they would put the boat in the next day. With the boat on a sling and 8 pumps trying to keep up with the water flowing thru the hull, the marina decided to try later that day. We left the boat all night long on the sling with pumps (repeated for 3 nights ). The wood finally swelled up enought the bilge pump could keep up with the flow. Now you know why my next boat had a steel hull......LOL
Bradc