These shots give you an idea of how much had to be cut out before putting her back together again. Most of the bottom plate aft of the fuel tanks had to come out, and about half of the bottom 2 chines.
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Kaipuke is the New Zealand Maori name meaning ship. This blog is about the recovery and building of an abandoned steel boat project. She is a 52 foot ketch designed by Frank Pelin, known as a Pelin Exodus.
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Gee, looks like you had to replace nearly half the hull. Hope you sold the steel for a good price :-)
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