Australia day 2011

[bootlegger]

Hi mate. There is no charge to enter. Im planning on getting there around 11am but you could come later. There is a parade at around 8pm which you are welcome to be part of.
Im still struggling for numbers.
Please if you are sitting on the fence please let me know if you want to come. Dave 0413766501

[reddwarf]

ok dave ill find out what is going on at work

[cbsynboat]

Hi Dave, sounds like a great event you have organised at the Regatta centre. Would definitely be there, but I am stuck in Singapore till about May with my job in the Navy. I will have to just keep saving to have plenty to spend on Wildfire when I return! You probably already know that the R/C model boats run on the retension lake ? (up near the roundabout and out of sight). Enjoy.

Cheers Chris.

[piquet95971]

There are worse places to be marooned. I was on Stuart (DE48) when we were up top in 77. We had the main feed pump crapped itself ( the Condensate Drain was left open and drained out all the condensate and the oil out as well) so we were marooned in Hong Kong. I say marooned as the Feed Pump broke down just as were supposed to leave. So for a week we were stuck as the pump was removed from the ship taken over to Kowloon, rebuilt brought back and then reinstalled in the bottom plates of the Engine Room.

cheers
Peter Sneddon
Ex CPOMTH4
1967-1991

[reddwarf]

but then again one could rely on our marvellous o boats (subs) to break down at the worst moments ,usualy the diesels .leavng one and all in the basin in singas .how i miss it the grease and muck . p.j. randall POMTHSM3 1978-1997 another dinasore

[nool]

Dave,
I'm still planning to be there with Mystress. I'd say We'll be there pretty much the whole day. Cheers! Neil.

[cbsynboat]

Hi Peter, pleased to meet you. I decommissioned Vampire so know about feed pump problems etc! We had the economiser on A boiler give in during a full power trial, just before paying off! And also the boiler brickwork caving in, which I had the wonderful job (as SMN get) of cleaning up. I think 87 was the last time I was Hong Kong, it has probably changed a little bit now that the British have left. I am a POMT and this is my 3rd time in since 85. It is my fifth time on Success. Guess I just like being punished!

Looking forward to better things like getting another Syndicate hull and fixing up Wildfire.

Cheers Chris.

[bootlegger]

Cool Neil. If the weather is good its going to be a great day. Ive got a few putt Putts coming and maybe some steam launches. Even a little dinghy with a seagull outboard so there will be broad cross section of vintage boats.

[piquet95971]

Hi Chris,
For us ex matelots I will start a new topic so that we don't bore the rest
Cheers
Peter

[Alan]

Dave,
stupid question time, this is on Wednesday right?
Is any one from Vic making the trip?
Alan.