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One at a time....
I won't know for sure if this boat is too far gone until she's out of the muck and the stick points up. My last boat (Ranger 33) hit a bridge (before I got her) and had a 6' tear in the cockpit and side deck. After the repair (including reattachment of a mis-matched rig), she sailed great, didn't leak (not there, anyway), and never gave me any real problems. The overriding reason I think there may still be a chance at saving this boat - it's a Pearson! The hull won't be a problem, and if the cabin top and side decks aren't rotted away, she'll be a gutted hull asking for a rebuild. But I won't know for sure 'til I raise her. And besides, it's an interesting engineering question.
I don't expect to solve the abandoned boat problem or settle the arguement about the best way to motivate/punish owners. I expect to raise this one and see if she has life left in her.
John
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