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Old 03-16-2013, 12:27 PM   #99
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City: Walnut Grove Ca
Vessel Name: Cary'D Away
Vessel Model: Hatteras 48 LRC
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Hull planking Completed

The bow planking is done and fairing pretty much done. Sanding, filling, caulking,painting, and remounting the boarding platform and we launch. The boat should be in the water in a couple of weeks or so. The owner probably would have not chosen to invest this much work and money into this boat had we known the extent of rot present in this boat. this job started out as replacing a few planks to a pretty extensive rebuild. The hull is probably good for another 40 years at this point. It is impossible to estimate rot repair as it is very difficult to evaluate how extensive dry rot damage is without destructive removal. Pleasure boats are not rational investments, wooden boats have to have owners who are passionate about the history or classic beauty of these old boats invest in the repair cost. Most owners of these old classics have much more invested in the repair and maintenance then they could ever sell them for. You really do have a boat that is unique when you own wooden yacht. They are floating furniture, marine art, maybe an symbol of old money, They have a feel unlike any fiberglass boat, they even smell different. But then again maybe that's the smell of dry rot! The soft feel of the wooden framing and appearance varnished wood, the teak decks, just a pleasure to experience. Hopefully the owner will recapture the spirit, however his butt is a little sore at the moment. When jobs like this get bigger and bigger and the owner gets sucked in chasing what seems to good money after bad it take the pleasure out of restoration, it puts pressure on just getting the job done and over with. This can get to be a very slippery slope as short cuts in quality can compromise the quality work already done shortening the life of the boat. You have to hang tough and spend the time to properly finish the job. Wooden boats are expensive if you can do the work yourself, they are ridiculous if you have to pay others to do the work. At this point we have about 2000 hrs in this repair.
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