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Exterior Condition
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This shows the cockpit.  The owner removed the coamings after the fire; I didn't see them, but apparently they survived just fine.  The fiberglass locker lids also survived.  The thing that struck me overall was that many of the materials held up extremely well under the ravages of the fire--even woodwork and interior plywood, as you'll see later.

Another view of the cockpit.


Cockpit again, looking aft this time.  The sidedeck on the port side of the cockpit is trashed--the fire burned away all the inner skin of the sandwich, leaving it unsupported and very flexible.  More on that later.


The port sidedeck, outside of the cockpit

 


Another view of the cockpit.

 


Another view of the boat.  The bronze ports and bronze port frames are in storage and in good condition.


Another view of the boat.  The bronze ports and bronze port frames are in storage and in good condition. 

Even the Dorade vent far forward in the cabin shows signs of smoke exiting. 

The foredeck, just to show things.

Again...these areas received no fire damage.  Other aspects of the decks' condition remain to be seen. 

This is the garboard drain, on the port side of the keel.  The owner reported that raw gasoline dripped from this for several days after the fire.  

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