I went and took photos this afternoon. She's a sad sight. It bugs me no end that a good boat gets treated like this. Here are a few pics, the rest are on my site:

Ariel #248 - Sad and neglected

After I took the photos, I slid her companionway hatch shut. It's been open for who knows how many years. Long enough for a sapling to grow up and around her stern. See the hose dangling from her cockpit? That black spiral line is a vine.



Yes, that is an engine, nearly covered by water ballast...



Interior -



Sigh.