(No) Renewable Energy for my Boat

I have a boat and I love it. It is an old rescue sloop which I have had for some years now. In the years that I have had it, it has been seriously changed and re-worked.

The Lokeend

But a boat is under constant influence of nature. Water, sun, rain and more water. Especially in the Netherlands where it rains regularly. That means that a boat, any boat, needs to be constructed in such a way that the rain water can easily run off to prevent weak spots.

Well, on this boat, every construction aspect of the upper structure had been done wrong. By the time we bought my boat, I could take a screw driver and push it through the wood, without any serious resistance.

Overheard on a wharf:

"How does one end up with a small fortune while working on your boats? Start with a large fortune."

As a result, I decided to get rid of the rotten upper structure, and we ended up with an amazing aluminum sloop. We lost some small beds and a lot of weight, but the overall looks improved dramatically.