Overview
About this vessel
'Lucille' is a 31 foot raised deck sharpie Milkcraft 30 with a great service history and over $50,000.00 spent, the hull is built with spotted gum under side re done with ply Dyner over laid inside and out. Originally built in 1945 by Ted Mills as owner builder along with Stuart Watson and Terry, Don and George Kretchman all of them were professionally boat builders for Watson Wright boat builders. She was launched in 1946 at the first of many boats built by Milkcraft boats. In 1987 'Lucille' was purchased and refurbished by Allan Watson using the original survey drawings with no expense spared. At this time the Ford Lees engine was also fully restored. In 1996 'Lucille' was purchased by Chris and Jacqui Brown, the engine was replaced with a refurbished Ford Lehman engine August of the same year. In October 2007 'Lucille' was rebuilt from the keel up to the waterline by Craig Fielding, planking replaced by double ply sheeting glued and screwed and Dyner sheathed inside and out, the boat was repainted and new fuel tanks were installed.
