Houseboat Week End Options

[nimrod]

Hi guys. I want to tell you all about a week end that us FangNSW guys do each year.
It is a week end on a houseboat in the Hawkesbury river ( Cowan creek ).
There are 10 of us and we hire a 45 foot houseboat . Pick it up around 1.30 pm
on the Friday afternoon and drive it to, usually Waratah bay in Cowan creek .
We do try and fish for Hairtail but that is a secondary reason for the trip .
We have different members go each year, although some of us are regulars
and wouldn't miss it for the world .
We already have our 10 members booked in for this year, and there may be a few extra that
would like to do it but unfortunately 10 is as many as we are allowed on the boat (sleeping wise ) .
I thought a few members here might like to get together and hire a 2nd boat
and join us :gathering: . The week end is a lot of fun with one boat so how great would
it be if 2 lots of no hopers got together to share the week end :waffen093: .
A few of the guys take their own boats up as well, Me being one of them
and we use these boats for fishing during the daylight hours + some fish from
them at night as well.
This year we have planned it for Sat 14th and Sunday 15th June and picking the boat up on the
Friday 13th, ( hope that don't mean anything ) sort of puts me in the frame of mind
about " CAPE FEAR " ( houseboat, friday 13th ). Anyhow.
OK this is how we do it.
10 of us each pool in $ 170 and this covers everything except personal fluids :pepsi: .
Boat hire and fuel, and plenty of tucker, and we don't go hungry .
There has to be a deposit of $ 1000 left as a security bond, this is apart from the hire fees
and it is not returned for about a week after returning the boat. So someone would have to front
and be able to lay the $ 1000 on the table for security, ( this is part of hireing the boat ).
We have never had any trouble with getting the full deposit back.
It may ( for some ) sound expensive @ $170 each, but 2 nights on the boat + the company of some mates
and great times. Believe me it is well worth the money, and most that do it once
cue's up to get a spot the next year, It took us 2 days to get the 10 people this year.
First year it was just an idea of mine after seeing houseboat people having a great
time while I was sitting in a small trailer boat freezing my you know what's off.
It took a while to cotton on but once we got the initial 10 guys, we have never looked back.
Any more details can be discussed here.
I have shared some laughts with a lot of you guys now and I believe we can get a crew together
and share a great week end with mates.
And who knows there may even be a chance to catch a fish or two.

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Think the last time I attended one of those was a decade ago back when I had the big boat motored around to Broken Bay stayed aboard my tub with a mate & used it to go fushing with.

I dont sleep well on boats & came home stuffed

[nimrod]

Think the last time I attended one of those was a decade ago back when I had the big boat motored around to Broken Bay stayed aboard my tub with a mate & used it to go fushing with.

I dont sleep well on boats & came home stuffed

Well I didn't expect everyone to bash the door down to try and get in , but I did at least expect someone to show some sort of interest in the week end.

[Spudly]

It sounds like a great weekend mate...

Just a long way away for me and i dont get enough weekend off n the year.. a mid week one down south, on the clyde would suit me better.. Maybe even have 2 house boats...

One for people who drink all night and make lotsa noise and oone for the people who wanna sleep!!!

[salty fil]

Sounds good Frank. The good thing about these sites is that you can find blokes who are into doing this kind of stuff, and then they become mates.
I just wish some of my long time mates were into this kind of stuff so i could do it more often.
Il keep you posted, if i cant stay the weekend i should be sweet to come spend the day with my boat. I dont live to far away from that waterway.

[boris]

That sound great Frank.
But i think my wife would kill me is i spend a weekend away from her... But i'll try...

[Christos]

I have spent time on houseboats in the past and I must say that they are a lot of fun. The first time was not good and when I hit land I produced the lunch that I had. This was in front of a raised Restaurant and the windows could see me throw up.

I do not think that I will be able to make it this time as I have much to do during that time. Have fun guys.

[poly]

bump, that would be a great weekend for the boys