Foraged Boat

My father was a professional fisherman along the south coast of Victoria, from Anglesea to Queenscliff. He started off his working life as a motor mechanic working on trucks but since a lad always wanted to be a fisherman. His first boat was found, foraged from a beach at Torquay. She was buried in the sand and needed repair and he purchased for a nominal price from the owner.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckC4-qYqAtk

 

 I remember as a child the day she was bought home to our backyard for repairs and painting. It is bad luck to change the name of a boat, but after much research Dad could not find out what the boat was called. She was renamed' Deborah D'. She must have been happy with her name as the boat provided Dad with only good luck. Many a fish was caught and the boat looked after Dad on all sorts of occasions, from stormy weather to not drowning when he through himself over board accidently with a cray pot rope around his leg.

 

The boat was sold out of the family and ended up in disrepair and then was 'lost'. My brother in another story of foraging, 'found' her again by chance and repaired and bought her back 'to life'.

 

 The boat is loved by all and brings us all together with our shared love of boats and the sea.