In the 2000s a new heating system was installed and repairs were made to the side decks. In 2007 Glala was moored at Ipswich Haven Marina. Outwardly she seemed to be in reasonable condition but it was clear that she was actually in need of a great deal of work. A survey showed that she would need at least a new deck and that there might be further problems hidden below. It was also clear that the engines, electrics and plumbing would need a lot of attention.

The work done in the 1980s almost certainly saved her but, because of problems in the deck and some of the materials used, it was bound to rot in the long term. Around 2005 repairs were made to the side decks but by 2007 much of the superstructure was in decay: leaking decks, crumbling beams, galvanic corrosion, dangerous electrics, and she was taking on buckets of water a day from failing joints around the stern. In fact it was the bilge pumps that were keeping her afloat. She was in trouble.

Rot under the deck aft but the wheelhouse is not so bad.

The forecastle, 2007. Ply linings removed, teak frames and planking being cleaned.