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After decades sitting abandoned, this boat finds a new function as reef material on the Bay bottom, Image courtesy of Cedar Point Marina.

VIDEO: Infamous Cement Sailboat Sunk for Reef Habitat

What do you do when you buy a marina and it comes with a 50,000-pound cement sailboat with weeds growing out of it? The Chesapeake Whalertowne family got creative. The long-abandoned boat is now at the bottom of the Bay, becoming habitat for oysters, fish and crabs. Cheryl Costello was there as crews cheered the sinking of the boat. Watch below: