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Classic Yacht Association of Australia

Another of Victory’s many restorations is Victory and her current restoration can be
currently in progress. This version has the basic followed on the website below:
concept of returning closer to Ernie’s original
design, without trying to over-restore. Victory https://medium.com/@marius.f/victory-harbour-
has always been a working boat, so simplicity is tug-ernest-digby-4d9f935b4c07
still the guide. The work is being carried out in
bite sizes, rather than a long complete Defiance can also be followed on the medium
restoration. I have considered this approach for website below:
several reasons, foremost being the reluctance in
keeping the tug out of the water for too long. The https://medium.com/@nshrimp23/defiance-is-
breaks allow further consideration of the many the-first-australian-international-8-metre-yacht-
decisions that need to be made. No single answer f3474ef837f4
covers all aspects of each component. This bit
has taken about five months in a shed so far. The Her re-appearance on the Tasmanian
imminent return to the water allows time to waterways and the next Wooden Boat Festival
order new windows and portholes, design and is a certainty, hopefully again alongside her
manufacture a new stern tube and shafting, as younger sister tug Goudie, the spectacle of which
well as fuel, water, hydraulic and sewage tanks. drew a crowd of tugboat enthusiasts. This time
Add to this a complete re-wiring and re- around Victory will add a further mark of
plumbing. Suffice to say the complete list is pedigree – the burgee of the Classic Yacht
considerable, particularly as is envisioned that Association of Australia on her bow.
Victory will be capable of safe navigation to
Sydney or Melbourne.

The substantial foredeck on Victory is 2 inch Celery top pine Photo Marius Fenger

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