Because she had been out in the weather for a number of years (not sure exactly how many), there were a number of areas where the steel had rusted right through or was so pitted or scaled that it was very thin and needed replacing. This photo shows a coaming in the cockpit area where water, dirt, leaves etc had settled for long periods of time and rotted right through the deck. There were a number of areas on the side decks, e.g. at each stantion that were in a similar state. Side deck repairs got high priority to stop water entering the boat everytime it rained, so that I was constantly pumping her out until the decks were repaired.
In this photo you can see how the cockpit well had rusted out. It had been built with no cockpit drains. So it would have filled with water fairly early in the piece.
In this shot you can see daylight through the hull where the fuel and water tanks met the side of the hull. The tops of the built-in tanks were badly pitted with rust, and where the filler and vent pipes met the tanks, these had completely parted company. The tank tops had been cut out prior to this photo.
Here again you can see daylight through the hull where water had sat between ribs and stringers etc. There was also damage from the outside where there had obviously been some form of timber against the hull (part of a cradle?) and had been constantly wet.
In this photo you can see how the cockpit well had rusted out. It had been built with no cockpit drains. So it would have filled with water fairly early in the piece.
In this shot you can see daylight through the hull where the fuel and water tanks met the side of the hull. The tops of the built-in tanks were badly pitted with rust, and where the filler and vent pipes met the tanks, these had completely parted company. The tank tops had been cut out prior to this photo.
