Took these photos today in the yard at our marina. This is what you DON'T want to experience with a wood boat and is what will happen if you let a wood boat "get away" from you in terms of maintenance and repair.
This fifty or sixty foot boat sank at its mooring at Shaw or Lopez Island a few weeks ago. I have no idea why. I did not see any sprung planks or other obvious bottom damage. However it's certainly possible that some seams started to leak big time or a hose failed on a seacock or........
The state had it salvaged and hauled to Seaview North where it will be demolished and sent to a landfill. I have no idea what they'll do with the engines and hardware on the boat.
I assume the crude holes sawed in the sides were done as part of the salvage operation as they are freshly cut. But judging from the condition of the boat, while the sinking didn't do it any good it was in VERY sorry condition before it sank. It was only underwater for a day or so I think. But the condition of the exterior wood leads me to believe it was a virtual derelict long before it went under.
Too bad, as in its heyday it was undoubtedly a very beautiful boat. I have no idea of the make. I have never seen a boat exactly like this in person or in pictures so it may have been a one-off yacht built for someone. But I have seen Shane and Huckins yachts that were similar in style to this one. The radome seems an odd appendage but it indicates the boat was in operating condition in the not-too-distant past.
This fifty or sixty foot boat sank at its mooring at Shaw or Lopez Island a few weeks ago. I have no idea why. I did not see any sprung planks or other obvious bottom damage. However it's certainly possible that some seams started to leak big time or a hose failed on a seacock or........
The state had it salvaged and hauled to Seaview North where it will be demolished and sent to a landfill. I have no idea what they'll do with the engines and hardware on the boat.
I assume the crude holes sawed in the sides were done as part of the salvage operation as they are freshly cut. But judging from the condition of the boat, while the sinking didn't do it any good it was in VERY sorry condition before it sank. It was only underwater for a day or so I think. But the condition of the exterior wood leads me to believe it was a virtual derelict long before it went under.
Too bad, as in its heyday it was undoubtedly a very beautiful boat. I have no idea of the make. I have never seen a boat exactly like this in person or in pictures so it may have been a one-off yacht built for someone. But I have seen Shane and Huckins yachts that were similar in style to this one. The radome seems an odd appendage but it indicates the boat was in operating condition in the not-too-distant past.