He probably wouldn’t mind if Lady Luck jumped on board as well.
After all, the Amphibious has sunk twice and owner Lou Iannacone, who lives in Echuca, will be doing everything he can to make sure third time is not, in fact, a charm.
His new paddle vessel sank at its moorings in the Port of Echuca in May and after an extensive salvage operation is now on the Moama slipway for repairs.
Built by Britannia Ironworks in Melbourne 144 years ago, the Amphibious is the second oldest wooden boat in Australia.
It underwent a massive overhaul to be operated as a showboat in South Australia — plying the Port River west of Adelaide until 1971 and it later sank in the river at Port Adelaide in 1978.
The Amphibious Mark III is well on its way to recovery, but Mr Iannacone said there was still a lot of work to come.
“That’s why I want the two governments to come on board,” he said.
“I am hoping they have some funding to help us with the rebuild.”
Mr Iannacone said that would also help keep it in Echuca-Moama once completed.
“So local residents will be able to enjoy it as much as I will,” he said.
“I’m not usually much of a boat person, but when I came to look at this vessel it was just screaming out for me.
“It is a tremendous piece of history and I’m looking forward to seeing the boat restored to its former glory.
“We’ve had a few guys start working on the hull and we’re hopeful of having that finished in the coming weeks, but I understand it is going to be a slow process.
“We were very fortunate there wasn’t too much damage to the interior, otherwise the repair bill would have been a lot higher.
“I want local residents to be able to enjoy it as much as I will.
“There is still a lot of research I want to do into the boat because I want to learn about it as much as possible.”
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