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SPRING 2003  New London, CT 

20 years on drydock at CROCKER'S BOATYARD

Upper deck of VAYU 2001
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VAYU's collapsed deck.

Vayu's sheerstrake
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Hull planks made of virtually extinct longleaf yellow pine

Vayu's planking from interior of hull
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The longleaf yellow pine planks nearly 100 years later

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View of interior under cockpit
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Beams support Vayu gutted with no bulkheads

Rotting frames
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Note the width of her lower planking

Vayu's keel floors
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Keel floors condition warrants replacement throughout

Sadly making her own compost
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Deck looking back toward stern