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Just went on another trip down the Myall Lake in Australia in the HMD19. This is where I live so we go out on this lake all the time. Out for week this time and boat went like a dream. I take my Ham radio to talk at night time to my Ham friends all around the world. I have sent them pictures of the ...

Yes I realised the motor needed to come up bit before I launched. I also have sand bottoms on the lakes around here so prop is in good shape. Just did a 100km trip over 2 days last week. Boat is a dream.

Looks fantastic Marc. Congratulations! The conditions looked choppy too. That dock looks like you might have to use plenty of bumpers. I have not found that roll is an issue at all. In fact it’s very stable in roll. I do have a very heavy battery under the step down to the toilet and water tanks und...

Here are the fridge photos.

Many thanks Marc you will get used to the handling and enjoy Penny when the motor is run in. Jbo the fridge was arrived at when I couldn’t get a powered ice box to fit. They are a lot cheaper but they were all the wrong size. Maybe if I had know the size I could have changed the console to suit. I w...

Thank you very much for the kind remarks on the Build. A great learning experience for me. Now some of the unique things I did on this build that may be of interest. The companion way cover is marine canvas hung over a removable dowel. It works a treat. companion way.jpg blue companion way cover.jpg...

Some more random pictures. More pics on request
Cheers
Graham

Aussie HMD19 I constructed my HMD19 in 2018 and 2019 and launched it in Jan 2020. The build was straight forward except my shed did not have enough height to get it out if I had the cabin built. So the cabin was left off until the boat was moved outside. Features of my HMD19 are as follows: 1. Built...