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Originally Posted by DJR-351

Old, tired and a little unloved, she started taking on water and sank last November, 2 guys where rescued ok.... https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...22-p56gr8.html ...when she was lifted out water was pouring out between between her planking.

She was a Bundy boat and had definitely seen better days.....

Don't you just love old timber boats, there was a guy at the marina in Newcastle who imported a beaut old timber Chris Craft launch from the states, it arrived several months later (drying out her carvel planking along the way) she took on lots of water when lowered off the ship around the corner at Carrington docks with some frantic pumping on the journey around to the marina. Finally after several days back in the water her planking started to take up the gaps. We had the berth oppsite it and kept watch for the owner looking for any signs she was settling any lower in the water.
Fishing fleet at Coffs and Newcastle is a mix of steel, wood and glass boats in various states of decay similar to this one I guess.

She would make a great liveaboard conversion with that beam and LOA.