And then, the bottom of the sailboat rotted away because I had used the cheapest materials I could find. After removing the plywood from the bottom, I discovered the rot had creeped up into the transom, and was prepared to scuttle the vessel.

 Instead of converting the little boat into kindling for campfires, I remodeled it as a kitty condo. I removed all the marine hardware, sawed it in two, then stacked the bow into the cockpit. The kitties climb on some carpet scraps I added. Here Claws is checking out the bow of the boat -- now the balcony of the condo.

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