Now, you might think by looking at the photos that they simply delivered her to a high class yacht yard and simply paid the bill to have all this great refurbishing work done. Not so, for the Hamiltons, and most especially Kathy, are real, hands-on people. As they say, you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their hands, and Kathy's hands don't look much better than mine, so there was no cause to doubt her claims. It is said that a picture can be worth a thousand words. Perhaps true, but it's also true that photos can lie.
Photos can make even a junker look good if one is skilled with a camera.
Conversely, photos often can't capture the more subtle aspects of the subject, which is certainly true in this case. First laying eyes on the boat, I immediately thought the whole boat had been repainted. That's just one aspect that can't really be captured with a camera. This customized helm is about as perfect as it gets. Notice how the wheel is nearly horizontal with the engine controls set at a comfortable spacing.