Bruce had taken the trouble to copy of the river charts for us.
Invaluable even with a high River as the Murray is full of sand bars dead trees on banks and numerous other obstacles. In spite of these potential obstacles one is able to sit back and enjoy the ride.
It takes far less concentration to drive a GPA on the water than on the road, things just happen a lot slower. The occasional check of the bilges is advisable, and a glance at the gauges quickly tells you all is well. I had fitted a temperature gauge to the gearbox and was delighted to see that it stayed around 130 F, it is handy to have this as temperature will quickly rise if water enters the box or the oil leaks out.
The GPA is very happy in the water the steady hum of the engine and propeller has a somewhat soothing note to it once you get use to the
that it is unlikely to sink.
Swimming with 3 other GPA