Thread: Duckflat Wooden Boats - Classic Boats and fittings auction

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

Soooo how they got it set up for us interstaters Mik?

I understand that all arrangements are in place and hence there's no way you'll get a look in

Richard

Originally Posted by Daddles

I understand that all arrangements are in place and hence there's no way you'll get a look in

Richard

Well SHE will be happy! Me? of course I will be debistated but as always I will get over the line drawn in the nallubore by yous east coasters and I guess the old CC will be joyously overjoyed that its not gonna get a workout

ah well its all good

More stuff cropping up all the time..................smells of a closing sale???????? Latest items have been sitting in their yard for years.

They have been in trouble ever since they moved out of the city to Mt Barker thats how owners changed hand recovering a dedt looks like a closing down sail the list gets longer by the day

Gee, look at that Moth. I used to sail those and was in the Victorian team, back in the mid 70's when aluminium wings became the norm. They've changed a bit since then though.

Originally Posted by sassy1996

More stuff cropping up all the time..................smells of a closing sale???????? Latest items have been sitting in their yard for years.

Don't read too much into it all chaps! Having had a rather in-depth chat with Mr Duck some weeks ago (while suffering his abundant hospitality), about one or two boats he was going to auction to recover unpaid bills (as he is legally entitled to do), I suggested that he gets rid of all the stuff that's been sitting in the yard for years at the same time!

I can't pretend it was my suggestion that created this monster, more likely it was the red cordial that was being consumed at the time, but one thing led to another.... that's why there's such a mix of everything there, including stock items that haven't moved in a while, and boats being sold on consignment.

That's it as far as I'm aware, and I was actually there when the auction idea was thunk up.

Unfounded rumours of impending doom are scurrilous to say the least, and could cause damage to the business, so perhaps a read of one of the rules of the forum would be appropriate!

On the other hand, with all the junk, err valuable pieces of marine archaeology out of the way, there will be room for a few more projects as well!

Cheers.

P

Originally Posted by Gumby

Gee, look at that Moth. I used to sail those and was in the Victorian team, back in the mid 70's when aluminium wings became the norm. They've changed a bit since then though.

Check out the footage of the 2007 Championships on Rohan Veale's homepage!


cheers,

P (why can't the woody videos go on UTube?)

Hey midgey!

HEY MIDGE!!!

MIDGE!!!

MIDGEY MAAATE!!


Didya see the Wharram??? HUH DIDJA?? whatcha reckon should I buys it huh mate whatcha reckon?? only $6000 with everythunk!!

But I still like the look of that pup

Get them both I reckon Ding,

That way, you can have a pup,

AND A DOG TOO!!


P

Originally Posted by STEPHEN MILLER

They have been in trouble ever since they moved out of the city to Mt Barker thats how owners changed hand recovering a dedt looks like a closing down sail the list gets longer by the day

Er, Stephen, this is all just silly. I don't have any idea where you got it from.

As you probably know I used to work for them but haven't worked directly for them for a decade now, but I know about every major thing that has happened to the business over the time - as I'm a good friend of both Robert and Ted and a number of the workers.

So I know both formally and informally how the business is going, what the plans are and so on.

During the 7 year period that you are saying that "they have been in trouble" they had a number of major projects and as Ducks always does they increased the basic workforce to about 10 builders for the best part of a year several times.

Now with the completion of the most recent big project the workforce has gone back down.

A business just cannot "be in trouble" for 7 years!

The nature of making a living in this wooden boat game makes it a difficult thing to acheive - sometimes it is feast and sometimes it is hard going - but Ducks have been round for 20 years now and I've seen lots of cycles as both an employee and since. The trick for any business in this area is to be flexible - as soon as you pin down to a fixed position the market changes...

... as dozens of other less flexible businesses that have come and gone over the last 20 years have found out.

As Midge says you can do a lot of damage to a business with unfounded rumours.

Michael Storer

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

I want that puppy!!

No I want Kirribilli

No the pup!

No Kirribilli!!

No puppy

see already Im stuffed and the auction hasnt even started

Soooo how they got it set up for us interstaters Mik?

Howdy Dingo,

I'm just back from the Brissie Timber and Woodworking show.

If you want to put in an offer on anything just use the email address/phone/fax from their webpage.
http://www.duckflatwoodenboats.com

Originally Posted by Boatmik

I'm just back from the Brissie Timber and Woodworking show.

How about a boat orientated review of the show. I'd write one, but I wasn't there ... not that that is an impediment to factual reporting

Richard

Mik
I hope they do keep going they fill a spot in SA as far boat building supplies that nobody else does

Originally Posted by Boatmik

Howdy Dingo,

I'm just back from the Brissie Timber and Woodworking show.

If you want to put in an offer on anything just use the email address/phone/fax from their webpage.
http://www.duckflatwoodenboats.com

youve never met the missus have yer Mik? If I put a bid over $1000 WITHOUT actually going there and looking at it she would SLAUGHTER ME! no seriously ah well would be good to know how much they end up going for though... maybe one day soon I can make the pilgramige over and see what they have I can knic... eeerrr borro... eerr um buy of them

But cheers anyways