A Private Adventure… Wongi Waterholes Campground is around 25mins north of Maryborough approx 270km from the Gateway Bridge. The Lenthall Lake system, held back by a dam, supplies the Hervey ... Read More
HEAVY LIFTING When we turned Lyle’s NIS 18, he had a chain block connected to a temporary pivot point at each end of the boat. The attached diagram of a ... Read More
Restoration of motor launch "Nancy" Bruce McConkey On June 30 this year a handsome 35 ft fantail motor launch named "Nancy" slipped into the Noosa River, just 95 years after ... Read More
Like a child in a chocolate factory, it was hard to know where to start. The miles of marina packed with magnificence, or the scores of small boats ranging from ... Read More
I was interested to read Martin’s Kortlucke’s note a while back on “American Sailing Craft” (1936). It helped to explain to me the wide interest in Australia in wooden boats ... Read More
“Never build an ugly boat” is good advice when choosing the design of a boat. There are so many lovely designs that a choice is difficult. I wanted a boat ... Read More
Once again the messabout we held in conjunction with the Classic Boat Regatta was a great success. The Regatta was very well attended and filled the marina at Tewantin. The ... Read More
There were 5 participants in this year’s cruise from Carlo Point heading north up the Great Sandy Strait: Rick Sutton with his John Welsford Navigator, Rick O’ Donnell with his ... Read More
