Hi there,

When I was a kid, my Parents had Morning Star, an Itchen Ferry that the previous owner had researched in some depth back to 1857. We bought her from Cooks yard in Maldon and sailed her to Portsmouth leaking like a sieve, although being only 8 at the time, it didn't matter to me. I assumed all boats leaked like that!

It's not quite "on thread" as she isn't sailing today but still slightly relevant!

Cheers