The leut is close to completion, finally. All the benches and the galley are in, as is the engine. Currently she is being painted – mostly black. Traditionally boats were painted in whatever paint was at hand – all the available paint was poured into a big pot – so the end result was usually a grayish colour.

Since our boat will be named the Labud (The Swan), after the river which runs through Perth, and Australian swans are black, we choose a classy black with gray, white and red detailing.

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