Pixie
 (Formerly Perelandra)

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 The Story of Perelandra (continued)
Post-Fire Assessment
After the fire, the extent of the damage was apparent.  To douse the flames, the boat had more or less been filled with water, adding insult to injury.  
Much of the woodwork at the aft end of the cabin, and in the galley, was badly charred.  The trim around the companionway was badly burned; the fire had charred much of the port cockpit locker, and had destroyed the inner skin of the deck's balsa cored sandwich on the sidedeck above the port locker.  The smoke, flame, and water damage inside the cabin was substantial.

Over the months following the fire, the owner slowly began working his way into the remains of the boat.  He removed the engine, fuel tank, and their foundations, and began some basic cleanup by powerwashing parts of the boat, and then concentrating on some exploratory grinding to determine not only the extent of damage, but his willingness--and inclination--to repair.
Here's Where I Come In
At some point in 2003, I heard about the boat's sad fate from a friend, former Triton owner, and current Seabreeze owner, Art Hall.  I initially contacted Perelandra's owner, 
but at that immediate time he was still unsure as to how he planned to proceed with the boat, and was not, at that point, ready to sell.  I left my information and mentioned that I might be interested, should he have a change of heart.

In spring 2004, I heard back from Art with an update:  Perelandra's owner was buying another Seabreeze, and Art figured he'd probably be interested in selling.  Again, I corresponded back and forth with the owner, but it was a bad time for both of us, and we couldn't manage to find a mutual time to get together.  He sent some pictures of the boat for me to look at in the meantime, but after some thought, I sort of put the boat from my mind, as I was unsure whether the Seabreeze was the right boat for me or not.
With summer, sailing, and cruising ahead, I promptly forgot about Perelandra for a time.  However, when we returned from cruising in August, I had managed to infect myself with the bug 
for a new project boat, thanks to a friend's pointing out a Rhodes 41 in Bucks Harbor.  For a few weeks, I obsessed over the Rhodes, and even attended a Rhodes in Massachusetts, and a similar Bounty II in Wiscasset, ME, all the while considering options.
Clinching the Idea
I had sort of discounted the thought of a Seabreeze during this Rhodes obsession, but shortly thereafter I received an email from Perelandra's owner, asking if I was still interested.  After some thought and discussion, I decided it would at least be worth going down for a look.  I chatted with Art Hall about the boats for a while, and then one day he asked me out on his boat for a sail.  I was thoroughly pleased and impressed with the sailing qualities of the boat, and, as always, admired the additional space on board.  The idea of taking on a Seabreeze project started to become exciting.
On Saturday, October 9, 2004, I drove down to Boxford, MA to view the boat.  I had pored over pictures ad nauseum, but they didn't tell enough of a story.  I had to see the boat in person.


On the following pages are more photos of the boat from that day, along with comments about the visual condition of things.

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