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2nd March 2018, 07:46 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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430843430842430841430844Hello City of Adelaide fans
Well, finally got over to Adelaide to see the CoA and it was a tremendous thrill to see the ship at last. But not just to see the ship but... -
20th May 2016, 12:08 PM
Thread: Bolger sharpie schooner for sale
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Bolger sharpie schooner for sale
Now I'd put a link to the advertisements on boatpoint.com.au d or boatsales.com.au but they wont take??
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18th December 2014, 06:58 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Progress on City of Adelaide
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/tours-inside-the-city-of-adelaide-clipper-resting-in-port-adelaide-will-be-offered-for-the-first-time/story-fnii5yv7-1227106132829?nk=faf143ef3711c5e069dc6a3f...
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26th November 2014, 07:35 AM
Thread: Youtube clips of interest to boaties
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Crossing the Channel in 3 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV0S16WntSg
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21st November 2014, 08:10 AM
Thread: Youtube clips of interest to boaties
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Youtube clips of interest to boaties
There's a group in BC who get together quite regularly it seems and Joel Bergen has posted quite a few relevant video clips on YouTube:
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17th September 2014, 06:59 PM
Thread: Bolger Birdwatcher on Youtube
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Bolger Birdwatcher on Youtube
Well, not much activity on this section of the forum but I don't mind sending messages out into the ether!
Here is a Bolger Birdwatcher on Youtube (at last) :
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14th July 2014, 08:08 PM
Thread: Bolger Old Shoe for sale in NSW
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Bolger Old Shoe for sale in NSW
Found an advertisement on woodenboat.com.au for a Bolger Old Shoe (or Oldshoe??) for sale in NSW. Actually there are a couple of Youtube videos of this boat sailing on Newcastle harbour and it does...
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25th March 2014, 10:01 AM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Adelaide in Port Adelaide
Thanks for the post and the pictures Steve :D:):2tsup:
Can you just imagine how the hull must be drying out in the SA climate after all those years in the frigid north!
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28th February 2014, 05:36 PM
Thread: Pelin Cherry 16
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Pelin Cherry 16
There's a Pelin Cherry 16 in need of a bit of TLC coming up at an auction house in Sydney if anyone may be interested:
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10th February 2014, 01:19 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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All done
Well, not much news on the media but on the Save the City of Adelaide web site there is a picture story of the unloading in the inner port area:
Adelaide Arrival
So all well :D
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8th February 2014, 09:35 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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So what is happening with the unloading?
No recent news on the Net but the attached news item was the latest that I could find. So what is the news from Adelaide??
No Cookies | The Advertiser
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3rd February 2014, 06:48 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Arrival at the Outer harbour
The ABC has reported that the City of Adelaide has arrived in the outer harbour:
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31st January 2014, 07:24 PM
Thread: RIP Percy Blandford
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obit
Hello all
Notice that there is an obit. for Percy Blandford at intheboatshed, here:
intheboatshed.net
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26th January 2014, 02:10 PM
Thread: RIP Percy Blandford
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Tribute To Percy Blandford
That's wonderful to have been able to send him that message Mike and Kareela sounds like a real tribute in itself. Vale Percy Blandford
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19th January 2014, 04:47 PM
Thread: Vimeo clip of Michalak Pickup pram
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Vimeo clip of Michalak Pickup pram
Here is a clip that Paul Hernes has done on Vimeo of a Jim Michalak designed Pickup pram with a balanced lug and a mizzen:
Pug on Vimeo
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11th January 2014, 08:10 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Ah that polar vortex again!
The ship's arrival has been delayed by the bad weather in North America, it seems:
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8th January 2014, 09:13 AM
Thread: Pram bowed boat
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Vivier
I see what you mean Alan regarding the Piners' punts. There also seems to be a similarity to some of Francois Vivier's row and sail designs. Vivier states in his description of one version that the...
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2nd January 2014, 07:00 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Crossing the line
It has been reported on the Save the City of Adelaide web site that the ship has crossed the line:
Crossing the Line - 25 December 2013
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31st December 2013, 04:21 PM
Thread: Pram bowed boat
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Pram bowed boat
Hello any and all
took this photo on a visit to San Francisco in about 1999 or so and must have snapped this boat at the time. Think it must have been in Sausalito from memory. Just came across... -
24th December 2013, 06:22 PM
Thread: Ransome Swallow
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Ransome Swallow
Hello any & all,
Came across a video of the replica Swallow from the 1970s film, now restored and visiting sailing clubs in the UK.
Interesting little boat :)
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24th December 2013, 02:02 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Arrival events planned to welcome the clipper, City of Adelaide
Save the City of Adelaide have notified that there will be a few events to welcome the ship to Adelaide:
Advance Notice of Events - 24 December 2013
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17th December 2013, 07:26 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Even labor seems to be getting on-side
Even the SA state Labor government is now agreeing that the City of Adelaide should be in the inner port area of Port Adelaide, this is progress!
Building a stronger Port Adelaide - 16 December... -
4th December 2013, 09:55 AM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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C of A has left Rotterdam
The clipper City of Adelaide has left Rotterdam on the heavy lift ship MV Palanpur - first stop Norfolk, Virginia, so she's on her way at last.
Last Voyage Underway - 26 November 2013
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18th November 2013, 05:32 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Rot with wood
Fantastic that you could be involved and that the site will be so close to you, Steve. All those iron frames will need quite a bit of work so your skills will come in very handy I'd guess, in any...
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17th November 2013, 09:22 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Heavy lift ship arranged
Hello all,
The heavy lift ship to take the City of Adelaide to Adelaide has been arranged and will leave very shortly! :D:D:D
The Voyage Continues - 16 November 2013
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6th November 2013, 06:14 PM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Sandbanks
Ah Colin; sandbanks we have!
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5th November 2013, 01:55 PM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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In the water
Hello any and all
Well the Scram Pram Nellie has finally been launched on Port Stephens, so in saltwater for the first time. Rigging was fine, especially using Ross's videod instructions!
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1st November 2013, 07:16 PM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Fluke or what
Hello Colin and AlexN
Thanks for the replies, it must be one in ......what? ........ a thousand, or more..... passing the Bolger Birdwatcher, I mean.
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1st November 2013, 03:00 PM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Scram Pram pick up
Hello any and all,
Just got back from Esk in Queensland where we picked up the Scram Pram that Ross Lillistone completed for us.
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22nd October 2013, 01:23 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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On the move to Holland
As Sumbloak said, well said Steve!
The clipper has moved from the UK to Holland for fumigation and preparation for the voyage to Adelaide:
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16th October 2013, 07:36 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Onlt a couple of days before farewell at Greenwich
There's a new post on the Save the City of Adelaide site regarding the move of the ship from Chatham Docks up the Thames to Greenwich for the farewell ceremony on the 18th October:
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12th October 2013, 07:39 PM
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tidy and roomy workshop
Hello Alex
Well....tidy and roomy compared to our garage which is full, and I mean full, of stuff! Well, it had the Scram in it for ten years plus a runabout and Goodness knows what else ( no... -
12th October 2013, 05:26 PM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Thank you Alex
Hello Alex
Thanks for the kind words! .... although Ross Lillistone's boat building rescue efforts have made this boat possible, I just ran out of steam after ten years building the boat 200 kms... -
12th October 2013, 08:41 AM
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over the top
Fantastic effort Alex, how do you get the roof on, is there some kind of tackle? Very impressive.
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7th October 2013, 11:23 AM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Cup of tea
Thanks Sumbloak,
Well, I guess it's an an usual design; it's funny, but "boat people", not to be confused with boat people, generally don't seem so keen on the design concepts, which are, of... -
2nd October 2013, 07:47 AM
Thread: Michalak Scram Pram
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Michalak Scram Pram
Hello all,
Ross Lillistone, a professional boat builder from Esk in southern Queensland (Bayside Wooden Boats) has been working on the Scram Pram that I started building over ten years ago and... -
1st October 2013, 09:51 AM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Pioneer Steve
Thanks for that Steve
1837 makes you real South Australian pioneer stock!
My family arrived in Adelaide in 1854, too late to be considered as pioneers they say. But like your family, too... -
1st October 2013, 09:41 AM
Thread: Ruth Wharram
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Ruth Wharram
Ruth Wharram died on 4th September. Just saw this through Duckworks magazine but also on the Wharram site. Ruth was 92. Vale Ruth
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1st October 2013, 07:03 AM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Clipper, City of Adelaide significance
Hello all,
Good to see that the ship is creating some discussion, anyway! But maybe the significance of the ship to SA needs to be kept in mind, here is a quote from the web site of the Save the... -
27th September 2013, 08:17 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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City of Adelaide arrives in Chatham
The City of Adelaide has arrived at Chatham docks one day ahead of schedule. The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the farewell ceremony on the 18th of October at Greenwich. See the City of Adelaide...
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19th September 2013, 03:34 PM
Thread: Queensland Kauri ID
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Looks like Kauri
You know, a few years ago I posted a question about where growing Kauri trees might be found in the Sydney region, but on the general woodwork forum, and there were quite a few helpful replies, so...
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14th September 2013, 07:32 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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City of Adelaide "afloat" at last
The City of Adelaide has been loaded onto a barge and has passed through the opening bridge across the Irvine River. The tug Dutch Pioneer will take the barge to England within a few days where the...
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6th September 2013, 04:52 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Wireless is more!
More up to date than the City of Adelaide web site but there is a new article on that web site just the same:
Bound for South Australia - 23 August 2013
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14th August 2013, 08:48 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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reply to own post
OK......this might not be too PC but couldn't resist adding this story from the Sunderland Echo:
150-year-old shipbuilder
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8th August 2013, 05:15 PM
Thread: Clipper, City of Adelaide
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Clipper, City of Adelaide
There is now some more dramatic progress with the preparation required to move the clipper City of Adelaide now that the Dutch salvers Hebo Maritime Services have been contracted to jack up the ship...
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24th August 2012, 08:08 PM
Thread: Narai IV Katipo
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British Pathe newsreel 1953
Just found some newsreel footage on the net of the Wharram's original flat bottomed 23' 6" Tangaroa in which they crossed the Atlantic in 1955:
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20th August 2012, 08:03 PM
Thread: Bolger Romp Beluga Too
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Hi Mik, old thread, I know....but your photos are...
Hi Mik, old thread, I know....but your photos are great, thanks for showing us those. Also .... I didn't realise that this boat was also advertised on yachtandboats.com.au and there are some very...
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17th August 2012, 10:56 AM
Thread: Narai IV Katipo
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Narai IV Katipo
There's a great story written by Don Brazier on the wharram site just now. Don is the Wharram agent in New Zealand and he writes about his trip to Raratonga, Samoa and Fiji (among other places) on...
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31st July 2012, 08:47 PM
Thread: Red Zinger
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Red Zinger
A Phil Bolger designed Red Zinger is up for sale in Queensland:
Phil Bolger 'Red Zinger' cat rigged yawl for Sale. Cruising Yachts - Boat Sales 15937 - Yacht & Boat
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7th July 2012, 05:59 PM
Thread: Woody Brown's Manu Kai
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More catamaran stuff on Youtube
.... and here is Gavin Le Seur on the Hitchiker 40 Mk III "Magic Happens" in a storm in the Pacific, riding to a sea anchor:
Gavin Le Sueur aboard catamaran 'Magic Happens' in a Pacific storm
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