This boats the wrong side of the surface!

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Warpa

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Saw it last week, took a pic today, im sure it was on the otherside of the surface 2 weeks ago and didnt look like it was ready to go down:eek:

its opposite Ocean Quay
 
Is this it?



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:rolleyes:
 
Not sure what is going on here, can get onto the forum but it takes 20 mins to view a message if im lucky, the link to the photo was added but it took too long for what i typed to catch up with what was on the screen:confused:

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here is what i was lucky to read if i got a post to load? just a small copy as it would be pages long!

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Warpa said:
Saw it last week, took a pic today, im sure it was on the otherside of the surface 2 weeks ago and didnt look like it was ready to go down:eek:

its opposite Ocean Quay
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Could be a number of reasons, but we had a similar thing go on here recently.
If she was an old timber ketch or schooner, that has been neglected on the topsides, once the bilges fill and the waterline goes under, water ingress can be quite rapid through gaps in the topside timbers.
 
Thats the one:eek: and yes i do use firefox and the forum is fine today, may switch and try google chrome as i miss my most recently visited sites in thumbnails when i open a new window.
 
burgundyben said:
Seems fairly typical behaviour for an old fishing boat converted into a liveaboard.
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It is right by me. Sunk Saturday a week ago. it was in fact a boat built after 2nd World War to replace vessels lost. Cheap build - like the old prefabs that should not have lasted so long!!

Harbour patrol was there today with salvage team. It is leaking fuel and the boom is not working.

Nobody seems to know who actually owns it!
 
Solitaire said:
It is right by me. Sunk Saturday a week ago. it was in fact a boat built after 2nd World War to replace vessels lost. Cheap build - like the old prefabs that should not have lasted so long!!

Harbour patrol was there today with salvage team. It is leaking fuel and the boom is not working.

Nobody seems to know who actually owns it!
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That seems to be the case with a lot of boats from that part of the river heading down to cobden bridge, such a waste! Although just past Northam bridge there appears to be some water travellers, pikies if you will, not sure how they obtained the boats, but its like a little comunity down there.

There is also a small barge with a boat on it, i watched them with an old rusty crane at a p1ss poor angle on the shore line near parcel force and pull the barge with an old wooden boat to its bouy...salvages?

There are two boats further down i have posted pics of here, can i tow them with my boat to claim them:D

What are salvage rights?
 
It's amazing how vague the knowledge of ownership becomes once the old uninsured boats become the focus of environmental protection agencies and harbour authorities, due to grounding or sinking.
 
Warpa said:
That seems to be the case with a lot of boats from that part of the river heading down to cobden bridge, such a waste! Although just past Northam bridge there appears to be some water travellers, pikies if you will, not sure how they obtained the boats, but its like a little comunity down there.

There is also a small barge with a boat on it, i watched them with an old rusty crane at a p1ss poor angle on the shore line near parcel force and pull the barge with an old wooden boat to its bouy...salvages?

There are two boats further down i have posted pics of here, can i tow them with my boat to claim them:D

What are salvage rights?
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Just leave them where they are W, more drama's than you need ;)
 
Warpa said:
That seems to be the case with a lot of boats from that part of the river heading down to cobden bridge, such a waste! Although just past Northam bridge there appears to be some water travellers, pikies if you will, not sure how they obtained the boats, but its like a little comunity down there.
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I dorvoe over Northam bridge the other day and noted the boats you're reffering too, there has always been one or two there but the numbers do seem to be increasing. I always thought that it looked like a harbour master dumping ground but I have no idea of the facts.
 
Very strong smell of fuel by that sunken hulk. Sad sight really. The pikey commune does seem to be growing, glad my boat is high on a rack :rolleyes:
 
jokerboat said:
Very strong smell of fuel by that sunken hulk. Sad sight really. The pikey commune does seem to be growing, glad my boat is high on a rack :rolleyes:
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Im sure they are on boats that have just been left there, but who knows (and if they have been left for years untill they sink, then maybe they are put to good use now) They potter across to each others boats in old open canoes or a wooden row boat with OB. Also seen one crazy looking bloke on what appears to be a large surf board fishing.
 
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