89 CRAWFORD MARINE – Boating on the Blue Rock Dam

Boating with Crawford Marine on the Blue Rock Dam

BOATING WITH TERRY RAYMOND

In this issue I made a long lasting return to the water, with covid interruptions not allowing any travel more than 5km over the past year or two, finally I was able to catch a break and hit the water again with Terry Raymond from Crawford Marine Morwell.

We were lucky with the weather as well, persistent rain greeted us from Morwell to the Blue Rock Dam which is near Moe but as soon as the new 2022 Model Stacer Sea Master hit the water the rain ceased and we were able to get a pleasant trip on a very calm lake.

The Blue Rock Dam is a minor rock-fill embankment dam with controlled chute spillway across the Tanjil River, located approximately 30 kms north of Moe, in the Central Gippsland region of Victoria. The dam is operated by Southern Rural Water.

The Stacer Seamaster 449 featured the latest Revolution hull that provided an extremely soft ride while offering stability at rest and underway. This model measures 4.6m and has a beam width of over 2.0m, making it a surprisingly roomy boat in an easy to manage combination overall.

Some of the standard features include bimini, stainless steel ladder, removable rear lounge and two deluxe bucket seats.

Packaged up with the mighty and economical Mercury 60 hp four stroke motor, and ready to go with all safety gear and registration, this great top quality boat is priced and tested from $32,000.00

Finally, we were able to resume our tradition of dining at one of Gippsland’s eateries after our boating trips and this time we ventured to the nearby town of Trafalgar and had a pleasant breakfast at Eat Live and Fresh and met up with owner Nicole.

All in all it was great to be back on the water again with Terry Raymond from Crawford Marine, lets hope for more of these trips to our great waterways in Gippsland.