houseboat at Fisher Bay, The Spit

Houseboat, The Spit after it had been altered and where Dennis lived in 1949. Read Dennis Francis’ Memories of Mosman.

  1. In 1966 and 1967 I and my husband Tom and two year old son Julian owned and lived aboard the “Bold Venture” for two happy years. During this time daughter Susan was born and another infant was expected so we became landlubbers again! We used to park our Hillman under the northern end of Spit Bridge and commute by dinghy. When Susan’s birth was imminent we found the car battery was flat due to the interior light left on and would not start. Luckily a starting handle was available, the last car we had with such a device, and we made it to St Margarets Hospital, long gone too.

  2. Hello
    My father was born in 1948 and lived on this boat with my grandmother and grandfather
    Cecil Sidney Perry
    May Farnham Perry
    Bryan Perry
    Alan Perry
    ..
    I would love to know anything about this boat
    My fathers family were all boatbuilders at the spit

  3. Hi Johanna
    My father is Errol Perry, Alan and Bryan’s half brother, he lived on the boat till around the age of 18 , then moved up to Balgowlah, Errol passed away in 2006

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