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Gretchen looking beaudiful
Graham Wright has sent the following notes and pictures. Progress with Gretchen: antifoul is done, the brass strip is on
the keel and the stainless steel rudder bracket is fitted.
She is now ready to be turned over.... Any volunteers? Huon Rat finally back in the water with a rope bump strip attached under the gunwale. We will fit these to other boats as they come through the workshop.     |
LBT Subscriptions
Reminders for members to pay their subscriptions went out at the end of last month and many have responded. Thank you! If you have not received a reminder please contact sec@lbt.org.au : we may not have a correct email address for you.  |
Planning and the Huon Valley
Bec Enders writes:
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170708 poster.pdf
AWBF July Newsletter
See the latest from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival at http://bit.ly/2vw3n65 . Lot's of good boaty stuff, including a link to the recently released highlights video from the 2017 festival. See that at http://bit.ly/2vvTnd2  |
Invitation to lunch with Premier: Tuesday July 25th
The LBT has received the following invitation which we have confirmed is issued to all members. Note the RSVP details at bottom. On behalf of the Tasmanian Liberal Members for Franklin Will Hodgman, Jacquie Petrusma and Nic Street you are invited to a Light Luncheon with the Tasmanian State Cabinet Hosted by:
Nic Street MP Liberal Member for Franklin From 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Tuesday, 25 July
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PLEASE RSVP by 12 Noon, Friday 21 July to Diane Byrne – Electorate Officer for Nic Street MP  |
Project Boat
Ben has an old (yellow) motorboat moored at Cairns Bay which he wants to get rid of soon. Good for a project or for parts. If you are interested contact him on 0427 535049.  |
Opportunity knocks
The editorial staff for this column is on leave for six weeks. We've nailed 'em down to doing some work when they can, but there will be inevitable hiatuses. Here is a chance, a coveted chance, for an LBT member to fill in the breech, show us how it should be done, right past wrongs and generally make a name for themselves. Could applicants please send contact details to sec@lbt.org.au along with any other supporting documentation. Resumes of more than 10 pages will not be considered. Seriously, this work is not hugely onerous, and the technology, such as it is, can be mastered in a couple of hours. |
Yachting auditors course
Richard McMinn writes: Australian Sailing is conducting an Equipment Auditor training seminar on August 19 at the Derwent Sailing Squadron. This course is highly valuable for any clubs that have yacht competing in offshore races such as the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Racer as it allows the yachts to have their equipment checked and approved at their home club, rather than having to visit another club, or wait for someone from another club to be available. The course is free of charge and will run for approximately three hours from 9:00AM on Saturday August 19. If you have anyone in your club that may be interested, please pass on this information. Registrations are open here: http://www.yachtingaustralia.com.au/event.asp?ID=82676.  |
Landscaping
A standard topic of conversation at the LBT used to involve a comparison of the scars members had acquired by tripping over the logs that marked the edge of the parking area in the dark. No longer: Mick McGrath solved the problem for us by replacing the logs with a much more forgiving bank of dirt, which has been awaiting 'beautification'. And that too has come to pass: the bank has been mulched and Franklin Landcare has planted it out with a selection of local low growing natives. Thank you Landcare!  |
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