Journal of a Jones hydro

[mark]

I,m not sure if Larry Melville was the owner or driver or both but he had something to do with my boat it was numbered S42 & called U-Like-A I would like to track down a bit of history on it.

[Dave88]

G'day Mark,

Is your boat a Healy hydro? I'm sure I've seen a boat with that name in a photo somewhere. Have you been in touch with Larry? I have his number here somewhere

Dave

[mark]

Yeah Dave it is a healy i,ve got a couple of pics of it before the last owner bought it but thats all.

[Nick]

Hey Dave where are those update pics?

[Nick]

Hi Dave
Hows the boat going?
Havn't heard anything since April

Nick

[Dave88]

Hey Nick,
You're right! I'm hopeless!
I have very little to report on admittedly as I've been working out of town most weeks. I've unpicked most of the bottom sheeting so I can get to the cracked stringers. I think I'll have to make a jig or brace everything to keep it all 'true' from here, cause it's starting to look rather bare boned...
I certainly haven't lost interest though. Quite the opposite really... I should have a Healy hydro to keep this one company as of the weekend too (this one's a runner)

How's your launch going?

[Nick]

"How's your launch going?"
She's going great
Had a few hassle's with the motor then the bilge pump and then the float switch
and she got broken into last year and they stole the dinghy
But all is fixed now and I built a new dingy so its all back on track
Slipped her a few weaks ago and had a few things done
Now with a clean bum and fresh anti fouling she set a new personal best for speed on the way back to the mouring

11.8 Km/h!
I was so terrified thought I was going to throw up