April 14, 2001

Note that the pictures in this update represent a large time frame, as they were taken over time with a camera kept with the boat, and thus may overlap with other updates.

Deconstruction continues, with the left side being replaced and repair work being completed on the engine strings.

The aluminum reinforcing skin on the stringers corroded and squished the stringer, damaging the underlying oak. The thickness was restored by scarfing in pieces of aircraft grade spruce.

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Date: 04/14/2007

Owner: Dragon Keeper

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New left side being prepared. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 70	Engine stringer repair (wood damaged by corrosion of aluminum). Spruce spliced in to repair surface. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 67	Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 69
Damage to engine string due to aluminum skin corrosion. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 64	Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 67	Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 71
Damaged engine stringers under repair Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 65	Left side of the boat, heavily rotten (side down when on tilt, thus held water). Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 72	Engine stringer repair at rear of boat, near rudder bracket mounting. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 71
Looking aft at the stuffing box mount and hole in the bottom for the shaft. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 63	Head-on, after sponson removal. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 69	Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 58
New left side Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 63	Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 62	New left side fitted into place. Date: 12/02/2007 Views: 79

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