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Hello Peter,

Are you saying that my boat was never caulked? Is that possible? I cannot find any caulking in any of the open seams, I thought it may have disintegrated over time?

It seems some...

Tomorrow I will take some shots of trouble areas. For now some shots of the inside.

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I thank everyone for your replies.

The yacht is only double planked from about 8" above the waterline down. Topsides AYC planks that are about 4" wide, quite narrow I'd say. There was no leaking...

Thank you all for your interest in my boat.

She was built in 1965 by Master Shipwright George Calkins. Among other things George was also in the lumber business, and had squirreled away the very...

Someone here suggested that my boat was built with inferior construction techniques, here's a photo of her out of the water. That double planking is of Lignum Vitae and it is 1" thick, and was steam...

I also have never seen anything like this. Not the greatest shot, but here's one from the outside. This by the way is the worst one, other's are just a hairline.

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The planks and frames are in like new condition, there is zero degradation. The problem is the yacht, especially on the starboard side got dried out too much, and I took her into a rough seaway and...

Well I'm afraid I don't have the gonads to do such aggressive things to a yacht that I consider to be a national treasure of the United States The trees used to build this yacht were 1500 years old...

Hello my Friends,

Thank you all for your responses. This yacht cannot be torn apart by demolishing the interior to install butt blocks. If any of you actually saw the interior, you'd all...

There are no butt blocks behind the scarfs, and there is no way to install butt blocks because the boat has a very robust ceiling. To do that would involve the total demolition of the yacht.
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Hello All,

First post here. I have a 1965 AYC carvel planked yacht. Recently I inadvertently caused a lot of damage to my yacht by sailing in rough seas. The boat had been sitting in a very hot...