A fire on a sailboat Monday afternoon south of Eagle Harbor resulted in no injuries but left one man, a liveaboard, homeless.

The boat was in the vicinity of Rockaway Beach when it began to smoke at about 3:30 p.m., said Bainbridge Island Fire Department Assistant Chief Luke Carpenter.

Most of the damage occurred in the cabin of the vessel, a 40-foot two-masted sailboat, Carpenter said. The owner was the only person aboard. The cause is believed to be a malfunctioning exhaust system.

In addition to the Bainbridge department’s boat, two boats from the Seattle Fire Department and at least one Coast Guard vessel responded.

“The Red Cross was contacted,” Carpenter said, as the man was now unable to remain onboard, “and they are taking care of his needs.”