Classique

[4541 Andy]

G'day All,
After many trips to Narrandera as an observer, I now have a boat

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.I have to thank John(Hookster for all his help in arranging things and taking time to look at it for me. After viewing the boat 2weeks ago, Mitchell and myself travelled to Yarrawonga yesterday, paid the man and dragged it home (travels well on a disc braked trailer from the 90s). A bit of work to do for a freshen up before Narrandera but we,ll be there

Regards Andy

[Greg]

Well done, Andy. Congrats on the new "baby". Very nice, indeed, and looking forward to seeing it at Narrandera.

Greg

[Greg]

OK Al Price, I'm waiting for it!

Greg

[4541 Andy]

Thanks Greg , power is supplied by this

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You drive it from here

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Rear view

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Pedigree unknown at present although I do have contact for previous owner, any information appreciated

[NickPeth]

Good score !!!

[Alan]

What Greg?
It's just another BUTTER BOX with a Holden, haven't you got one yet?
Alan

[hookster]

Good work Andy (and Mitchell the sleeping navigator). Glad to see you got home ok. Isn't it amazing what a wash can do eh? Cleaned up beautiful!! Certainly is a nice boat, well done. Should have made you have a 'sleep over' and we could have spent the night fitting the donk into my boat....did I hear you say you were coming back down to Yarrawonga fishing soon......? Need some accomodation Andy? Oh, the Chev needs the attention of an auto elec too....

[hookster]

I've been lurking around the Sunraysia district along the Murray, and was offered a seat on a National Geographic river cruise by one of the local legends/explorers. It was an offer too good to knock back...riding shotgun along a stretch of the untouched Murray River upstream from Robinvale. So, fully tooled up with cameras, a couple of muzzle loaders, and a gps speedo, we bid farewell to civilisation, not knowing if we'd ever make it back...

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Obviously my guide knew his way around....at one stage I had clearly become disorientated, or in layman's terms "lost". I asked if we were still going upstream, only to be greeted with a grunt and a sneer from The Captain. From then on I just kept my feelings of dread to myself, smiling and nodding whenever the guide pointed out various features along the way. To take my mind off flashbacks to "Deliverance" I started taking the odd photo or two...after all, NatGeo was funding this whole shebang...best not to come back empty handed.

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We passed a couple of less fortunate explorers who appear to have lost their marbles from being out in the wild too long. The silly buggers were too far gone....apparently the river had dropped suddenly some weeks back, leaving them high and dry. They didn't even realise! All we could get out of them was their names, as they muttered between themselves. I think I caught "Darren" and maybe "Errol" or "Allan"

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[hookster]

We continued further upstream (or downstream...or in circles even, buggered if I could tell) and finally we found what we had come for! The lost tribe of houseboatsmen! Apparently they are a shy people who don't like to be photographed. We stealthily motored past their homes, with the skipper pulling Classique back to about 4 and a half grand so I could get a couple of photos

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From then on it was full steam ahead back to home base, we even disregarded a posted 4km/h speed limit by about 70km/h...all in the interests of safety - and to shake off any of those houseboatsmen who had taken up pursuit. That's what makes a good captain I guess...someone who's not afraid to bend the rules to accomplish a mission!

Job well done Andy

[Greg]

Hookster

Love it!