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76 SVN Solovelanet Global may consist in a leak and in the loss of the mast. The loss of the mast does not usually affect any structure of the boat, while a leak may af- fect them.A large leak in an area where there are structures may compromise them, while a leak on the freeboard hardly affects the structures of the hull. If this sort of damage did not cause the boat to sink, it can generally be repaired so that the boat is not affected. If the boat did sink, that is another matter altogether. 6) Damage caused by sinking: damage resulting from a sinking does not compromise the struc- tures of the boat, but is always massive and very expensive. It will be necessary to inspect the en- gine, and the outboard motor if fitted, and work on all parts of the boat, from the upholstery to the hinges of the cabinets, from the bilge pumps to the fresh water pump, to the electrical panel and all the appliances. If repair works are done properly, the boat will be restored to a better sta- te than before. 7) Damage caused by fire: in case of fire, the first thing to assess is whether or not the struc- tures have been affected by fire. In the affirma- tive case, the resulting damage will most likely be impossible to repair. On the other hand, if fire has not compromised the structures, then it will only be a matter of assessing the extent of the damage which, for older boats and in case of extended fire, may easily exceed the value of the boat herself. 8) Damage caused by falling: a boat that has fallen from a cradle may suffer many sorts of damage, ranging from a leak to structure bre- aking, dismasting and damage to engine drive systems. In general, such damage is expensive but repairable, and so does not affect the value of the boat, but it is always the surveyor that had to find it and assess that it had no consequence on the boat. Aside, a boat has hit the wall of a marina. In this case, damage is serious and if not properly repaired, it will cause the boat to depre- ciate. In the centre, a boat has suffered such a serious accident that she cannot be repaired. Below, the typical sort of damage caused by heavy weather, i.e. the boat falling from the cradle Jean Bonnet was born in Sant Malo and has lived many years in Atlantic France, where he worked on high-tech construc- tion projects at several shipyards. The author