Well those 3-4 waves will always hunt you. Hit a couple of those one time and thought I was a goner, but luckily managed to control the boat. Didn't have a life jacket on so it was pretty scary. Your boat is going to take a beating every year so there's not a whole lot you can do. We haven't had to replace the wood flooring yet, but the carpet a couple of times. Just use pressure treated wood and galvanized screws. You can always buy the pressure treated wood and throw a couple of coats of pressure treatment over it. Good luck