Arne wrote:
That must be Graham Cox's old boat Arion!
Wonder if the rust issue on her keel has been put right?
Arne
The rust in the keel has not been addressed. The boat was abandoned for a few years, broken into and vandalised, and now seems to have structural rust in the deck as well. The engine would not have been serviced in that time and I am not sure of its condition. Frankly, I am surprised the boat is still afloat. I thought of trying to rescue it, or even just taking the mast and sail, and whatever else was valuable, and sending the hull to the scrap metal merchants, but I am not mercenary enough. Apart from the keel, which could easily have been fixed, at a cost of about Au $20K (paying for the services of a boilermaker) everything was in excellent order when I sold Arion. I deeply regret doing so, it was the worst decision I have ever made, and I am still trying to recover from it.