Is the dry powder wood or varnish?
If you can push a knife blade into the wood it's rotted and weak.
If you don't want to go to the expense of restoring the boat you can park
it somewhere on dry land and use it as a cottage. That way it doesn't have to
float and you're not in any danger of drowning.
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