Salvaging What We Can

Boy, how do I convey just how much WORK it was to tear apart the shed? Can't do it I guess, even pictures don't do it justice. But finally the boat stood free of it's former wooden prison and salvage work began to take place. You can see in this picture that the Canvas top has begun to be repaired and is now more or less bent back into place. Thanks Keith! Again, it's not done yet, but a little bit at a time...

Anyway as we continue to dismantle the shed we piled boards to one side that were not rotten or did not have dry rot, and we began to stack wood on another side that was salvageable. Alas, the salvageable pile was much smaller. The picture below is of Paul standing beside a pile of wood that was carefully stacked about 15 years ago and covered to protect it from the elements. Looks good, right? Nope. Almost that entire pile was worthless, with most of the boards having dry rot in them.

Below are about a half dozen large rough cut 6x6's that survived the years. They are part of Paul's plan to build a permanent structure that would house a boat and at least one truck, maybe more. If Paul writes up his plans and the cost I'll post it on this blog. I THINK materials are 2 to 3 grand, which is a steal, but I'm not sure until I see Paul's list. **Paul, can you get me something to post here?

What couldn't be salvaged began to be stacked in a large burn pile. It hasn't been torched just yet. That's for later. To be continued....