More sister ribs for Monty
Peter and Jack set to with some beautiful blue gum given to us by the Wooden Boat Centre, with Jack as the dolly man hidden under the boat.
Category Expeditions
Overnight sailing and rowing away from Franklin and the immediate towns.
Last chance to enter Festival boats
The closing date for applications to register boats for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival is August 31st. It is coming up soon! Do it >>here<<.
Getting the boats ready
Monty is coming along, with paint being applied, and the flotation tanks reinstalled after repairs were made to the hull. Meanwhile the Flying Fifteen has come onto the verandah to have that annoying leak around the rudder tube attended to,…
Reinforcing the rowlock blocks on Monty
There should be no problem If Monty needs to be rowed from Cockle Creek to Hobart on the next Raid.
Notice of LBT AGM, 15th August
The 2026 Living Boat Trust AGM will be held It will be followed by a barbeque The agenda and other documents relevant to the meeting can be found >>here<<. The most important business at this meeting will be the appointment…
New cheek plates for Monty
Thank you Dennis Muscovich!
Under wraps
LBT members could justifiably ask why Nancy has been up on blocks for so long. The reason is that we need her to dry right out so that we can do a little work on the keel, and try as…
Expressions of Interest for TN27 closed
A healthy number of people have expressed interest in the Raid. In due course they will receive an invitation to participate (and pay!). As the EOI form states: Completing the EOI does not commit you to anything or mean you…
AWBF May newsletter
Read the latest from the Wooden Boat Festival >>here<<. Good to see that they have used a picture of Old Digger, restored by our very own Peter Laidlaw, as their lead graphic.
Cost of participating on TN27
At the May LBT Committee meeting it was decided that the nightly charge for TN27 should be $170, slightly more than for TN25 principally to cover increased fuel costs. So, if you are doing the full nine nights on the…
