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When I had my last boat, people I took out for day always said, 'Hey, next time you get it out of the water to do the hull, give me a yell and I'll come and help.' I used to slip it every year. It was a 1927 built, 38 foot timber cruiser and that hull was huge when it was sitting on a slip. I...

I had a great day out on the harbour on Sunday - the navy celebration thing was on last weekend. A mate of mine owns a 36 foot ex Cockatoo island workboat built in the 1940s. It's a great old thing and I borrow it every now and then to take people around the harbour. At the end of the day, I...

The best boat is always somebody else's - that's from someone who has owned a couple. The first season is great, but then you realise the maintenance often needed by a boat. Much better to hire one when you want to use it. Most people don't end up using their boats much.