Zoltan's old boat?

[ebb]

WOW! That's like reading the side of a couple cinder blocks.

But it appears the only real paint he put on the boat was to the bottom.
The only major changes were to mast and rig.
And those two unmentioned thru-hull scuppers in the transom.
And those four galvanized(?) pipe stanchions on the rear deck.
Which would take real effort to erase from inspection when removed.
Same with bolt holes from the windvane.

THE WAY may have experienced a refurbish from owners after Zoltan.
But evidence would be hard to disappear unless for some reason
real effort was used to cover it up. Seems unlikely the inside would
not have clues of repairs in those hard to reach corners of the lazaret.

If the Commander's provenance was important to subsequent owners,
they could not have made extraordinary effort to erase its achievement.
As they constantly show on "Antiques Roadshow", the value of a piece
is in its untouched history. Testimony is everything.

If the nicely done up vessel with a just as nicely painted name: THE WAY
does not show evidence of all repairs inside the stern, it is not Zoltan's
Commander.