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SURVEY
& AUCTION:
At
dock for auction:
"TRUE LOVE" awaits her fate at a dock in Fajardo,
Puerto Rico. The day of the auction.
Bad
iron floors at mast step:
The step for the foremast had been replaced but the
original iron floors were rusted well beyond their useful
life. A few original iron floors will be sandblasted
, hot dipped galvanized, epoxy coated and used but most
will be built new of iron and treated with epoxy.
Broken
deck beam:
There were too many pieces of the structural puzzle
missing. Here can be seen a deck beam completely split
and most of the important bronze tie rods that hold
the deckhouse to the margin boards are missing.
Rot
underside of decks:
There was evidence of 2 areas that had experienced fire
in "TRUE LOVE's" history, the boat was originally
built with a coal chute to provide heat and cooking
facilities. The underside of the decks showed extensive
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