Back on the boat today with the owner and a couple of my friends.
Lots of gear in the dock box and onboard protected by nothing I could see. The owner does not know any of his neighbors.

Of course "the bloom is off the rose" as far as his feelings about the boat and its gear, and he has never considered being a livaboard. His ex- squashed the cruise dream, apparently.

We are negotiating for a period of time to have the exclusive right to buy, so my brain trust would be willing to pay for a haul out and survey.

Bringing the boat back will take work, money, and time. Some of the effort will be to add security.