No matter how well built, boats don’t last for ever. Some are scrapped, some are sunk and others are left to quietly disintegrate. Seeing examples of this last group we can only guess why their owners decided they were no longer worth repairing or maintaining. They also carry a hidden history of all the places they have been, dangers they have survived, pleasure they have given to their crews and more.
Oliver Nares Photography 
You can’t go wrong photographing boats, Oliver – their lines are so elegant. Seeing them in a state of decay is poignant, but doesn’t detract from their beauty.
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Too true, Robert. I need to go out and hunt down some more…..
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They have a peculiar presence don’t they?
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I think it’s the fading colours that are so entrancing. Maybe salt ‘fixes’ them somehow.
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I like your “wet film” analogy! A combination of salt and sun I suppose.
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Something very attractive about these rusty hulks, all those layers of colours and skeletal remains
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It’s almost as though they find a new purpose once their original one has been exhausted.
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