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15th December 2010, 08:44 PM
Thread: Help me choose a ~6m launch design?
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That's ok Wombat200, I hope you find what your...
That's ok Wombat200,
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15th December 2010, 08:43 PM
Thread: Help me choose a ~6m launch design?
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Thanks Stresslesski, Actually this design was...
Thanks Stresslesski,
Actually this design was commissioned by a client in Maryborough QLD. He was originally looking at the Cruise Control 5.2, but wanted something larger for weekends or holidays... -
15th December 2010, 12:14 AM
Thread: Help me choose a ~6m launch design?
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G'day Rob, Just thought I'd post a rendering of...
G'day Rob,
Just thought I'd post a rendering of our latest new design coming out that is about to commence construction in the coming weeks.
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7th September 2010, 09:25 AM
Thread: 2 New Power boat designs
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G'day Par, Yes, it does have a splash well. You...
G'day Par,
Yes, it does have a splash well. You just can't see it in the picture as it's lower down.
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7th September 2010, 05:11 AM
Thread: 2 New Power boat designs
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2 New Power boat designs
G'day all,
Just thought I'd throw up a couple of pictures of 2 of our latest power boat designs which have come out over the past 3 weeks:
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16th July 2010, 09:18 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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Paulwonia Paradise or Port philllip plantation...
Paulwonia Paradise or Port philllip plantation Shutters (same company) is the company whom we deal with in regards to our strip plank designs. :2tsup:
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18th June 2010, 11:26 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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Glad you liked it Cliff. That was just a few...
Glad you liked it Cliff.
That was just a few power boats in paulownia strip plank composite.
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18th June 2010, 08:54 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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G'day Woodeneye, These are composite designs,...
G'day Woodeneye,
These are composite designs, not timber designs. The paulownia is only a core with several layers of 450 gm DB laminates both inside and outside. If you look carefully at the... -
18th June 2010, 06:21 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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G'day, Here's just a few examples for using...
G'day,
Here's just a few examples for using paulownia in our designs. Its really easy to work with and overall, when compared to typical plywood construction, it works out to be the same in... -
15th June 2010, 12:39 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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I totally agree.
I totally agree.
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12th June 2010, 06:18 PM
Thread: First timer!
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Good idea Par, well worth the effort. :2tsup:
Good idea Par, well worth the effort. :2tsup:
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12th June 2010, 05:14 PM
Thread: Pawlonia or Western Red Cedar?
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Actually mike, This article was written in a...
Actually mike,
This article was written in a bias sense at the time, as Bruce was a supplier for WRC and not Paulownia and at the time there was a bit of a war between the two. Also, he states in... -
21st May 2010, 02:37 PM
Thread: Fast Skiff 14'
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G'day Tim, We've got a new design coming out...
G'day Tim,
We've got a new design coming out that might suit your needs and also length required. It hasn't got a name yet (still thinking) :doh:
LOA overall 15 ft
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17th March 2010, 10:27 PM
Thread: First timer!
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Actualy Mike, I've found that strip plank is...
Actualy Mike,
I've found that strip plank is one of the quickest and one of the most favoured in relation to the shape of the hull as your not constricted to flat panels.
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9th March 2010, 09:49 AM
Thread: First timer!
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Nice design Par. Well presented. Im curious...
Nice design Par. Well presented.
Im curious though, why don't you have a website for you designs.
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1st March 2010, 10:50 PM
Thread: Building a Waller TS540
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rob540, I'm curious, in your video clip...
rob540,
I'm curious, in your video clip "Cruising Corio Bay", the background music..is that George Benson?
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22nd February 2010, 11:21 PM
Thread: Sailing outrigger canoe
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Years ago I saw a 42 ft catamaran rigged with...
Years ago I saw a 42 ft catamaran rigged with crab claw sails up in Cooktown. Climbed aboard and had a very interesting yak with the owner about it. He was testing the principle of it. Don't know...
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21st February 2010, 09:59 AM
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Venr, yes you probably right in regards to...
Venr,
yes you probably right in regards to Tasmania. Each state is slightly different in it's legislation.
In regards to NSW, this is the only state that I'm aware of that actually stipulates :
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20th February 2010, 09:54 AM
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Mik, the problem here is because Chubbs lives in...
Mik,
the problem here is because Chubbs lives in NSW, as the owner/ builder he cannot supply the info as per NSW legislation.
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11th February 2010, 12:58 PM
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G'day Chris, I prefer to answer this question...
G'day Chris,
I prefer to answer this question off line as it wouldn't be fair to answer commercial questions here. But overall, not a problem. Give me an email
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10th February 2010, 09:57 PM
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You fella's think you got problems. An...
You fella's think you got problems.
An aluminium boat building company called us in to go over their designs (70 in all) and check them for ABP compliance. We did one of their 17 ft centrre... -
5th February 2010, 07:56 PM
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Launch day
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5th February 2010, 07:53 PM
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Peter Turpins Mushulu 12 now launched
G'day All,
i just recieved launch photo's of Peter's Mushulu 12. I thought I'd throw this up as it just goes to show that age means nothing when it comes to boatbuilding.
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30th January 2010, 05:08 PM
Thread: The Cruise Control 520
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G'day all, Well after a few delays and other...
G'day all,
Well after a few delays and other boating projects, the Cruise Control Plans are now finally finished. Whew! :2tsup:
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3rd January 2010, 08:46 PM
Thread: Another Mushulu 12 launched
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Another Mushulu 12 launched
Well despite the weather we launched the Mushulu 12 today. The weather was 15 - 20 knots wind with scattered showers. The photos look nice and calm but as soon as we were outside the breakwater it...
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2nd January 2010, 10:04 AM
Thread: THe Mangrove Jack 3.65
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I just received this morning more pictures of...
I just received this morning more pictures of Jeff's Mangrove Jack 3.65, so I thought I'd post them up for everybody
regards
Mark
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31st December 2009, 10:10 AM
Thread: The Cruise Control 520
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G'day Koala, I planning on having them finished...
G'day Koala,
I planning on having them finished by the end of next week. I was hoping to have them finished a few weeks back, but we've had so many interuptions etc, that it's set us back. :doh:... -
31st December 2009, 08:56 AM
Thread: THe Mangrove Jack 3.65
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G'day all, Just got a couple of new pictures of...
G'day all,
Just got a couple of new pictures of Jeffs Mangrove Jack. It's about to be launched (well, by now it probably is as their now on holidays) As soon as they get back, jeffs going to send in... -
24th December 2009, 09:55 PM
Thread: THe Mangrove Jack 3.65
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Crikey, What a day!!. We've had pictures coming...
Crikey, What a day!!. We've had pictures coming to us left right and centre from various clients and their latest build pictures. Jeff just sent these in
regards
Mark
Hi Mark,
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24th December 2009, 06:41 AM
Thread: THe Mangrove Jack 3.65
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G'day Everyone, Here's a few more pictures that...
G'day Everyone,
Here's a few more pictures that Jeff as sent across. He reckon's he's got around 3 more days of painting etc to do before launch day :2tsup:
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18th December 2009, 07:55 PM
Thread: getting ply cut
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Crikey, your brother lives just down the road...
Crikey, your brother lives just down the road from us. We're at Bundaberg.
In regards to giving a hand, we're always available for advice etc to all our clients
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18th December 2009, 07:40 PM
Thread: getting ply cut
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G'day Itsposs, 30HP.. it will slot straight in...
G'day Itsposs,
30HP.. it will slot straight in (long leg) :2tsup:
As I mentioned previously, you can take out the side seats and incorporate a centre console instead. This naturally will really... -
18th December 2009, 07:23 PM
Thread: stitch and tape motor canoe
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G'dy C350z, Maybe you could talk to Boatmik...
G'dy C350z,
Maybe you could talk to Boatmik (Mike) about using one of his canoe designs and adapting to suit. I'm sure he'll help out and also, being an Australian, will make it easy to contact him... -
18th December 2009, 04:30 PM
Thread: getting ply cut
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G'day Itsposs, In regard to the Bosun's mates...
G'day Itsposs,
In regard to the Bosun's mates construction, it designed so that the internals can be moved, added or subtracted from to suit whatever the client desires. In other words, if one... -
17th December 2009, 10:51 PM
Thread: stitch and tape power boat
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I've just posted a thread regarding the...
I've just posted a thread regarding the University of Tasmania (School of Engineering)now building the Mushulu 14 as part of their curiculum.
It's good to see the students having fun. not only are... -
17th December 2009, 06:28 PM
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Hi Mark
Todays efforts...
Dave
Dr David Wood
School of Engineering
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17th December 2009, 06:26 PM
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Hi Mark,
We've got to the "Boat Shaped Object" stage! A few of the students
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17th December 2009, 06:25 PM
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UTAS (School of Engineering) build the Mushulu 14
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Hi Mark
Here's a paragraph about what the students are doing.
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11th December 2009, 10:04 AM
Thread: Building a scale model
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This may give you an iea of how to building scale...
This may give you an iea of how to building scale models. Craig built a scale model of one of our designs..the Mushulu 12, as a full floating propelled scaled model as a school project. :2tsup:...
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9th December 2009, 10:26 AM
Thread: Stitch and Glue?
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Whilst working for Tom Fexas Yacht Designs as a...
Whilst working for Tom Fexas Yacht Designs as a Naval Architect, all their power boats were designed to operate in speed to length ratios of between 2 to 3. All had chines and all we're Test tanked...
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9th December 2009, 10:15 AM
Thread: THe Mangrove Jack 3.65
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G'day Everyone, I've been a bit slack lately,...
G'day Everyone,
I've been a bit slack lately, not keeping up with posting Jeffs Progress photo's, so I thought I'd better load up the latest :doh:
regards
Mark
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4th November 2009, 07:08 PM
Thread: The Cruise Control 520
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G'day Everyone, Just thought I'd post what's...
G'day Everyone,
Just thought I'd post what's happening in regards to the Cruise Controls plans to date.
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24th October 2009, 04:27 PM
Thread: builders plate
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G'day Georgy Actually, it's for everyone,...
G'day Georgy
Actually, it's for everyone, including the "one of" builder.
One of the first questions asked on the rego form when it comes time to register your boat is
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24th October 2009, 03:43 PM
Thread: stitch and tape power boat
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G'day Everyone, I know this may be a bit of a...
G'day Everyone,
I know this may be a bit of a commercial blurb, but we get so many enquires asking if our designs will be coming out in kit form. So with this in mind and working with Andrew Denman... -
22nd October 2009, 09:56 PM
Thread: The Cruise Control 520
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Thanks Kev, Actually I'm spending a lot of time...
Thanks Kev,
Actually I'm spending a lot of time on these plans (actually I do on all of them), but in regards to this design and being that 98% of it is plywood construction, I'm really pulling the... -
22nd October 2009, 09:30 PM
Thread: Aussie plywood
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Crikey, Kev, you cracked me up when I read that....
Crikey, Kev, you cracked me up when I read that. Mate, I'm going like the clappers at the moment. And while my mouse is smoking, I just picked up 2 more boat design contracts in the past 3 days. Now...
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22nd October 2009, 08:32 PM
Thread: Aussie plywood
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What's even better is, the plywood sheet sizes...
What's even better is, the plywood sheet sizes are bigger than your typical 2.4x1.2 m sheet size, meaning even more ply for your money !! :2tsup:
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20th October 2009, 04:01 PM
Thread: stitch and tape power boat
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G'day Everyone, In case any of you who may have...
G'day Everyone,
In case any of you who may have been interested in the progress of our Mushulu 14, its just been SOLD. An elderly gentleman drove up from the Gold Coast (4.5 hr drive), took one look... -
12th October 2009, 11:46 PM
Thread: Paulownia timber for strip planking
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Speaking with Dave (Port Phillip Plantation...
Speaking with Dave (Port Phillip Plantation Shutters - Melbourne) the other day, I queryed the structure of the tree. As it turns out, the species is actually related to Bamboo.
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12th October 2009, 05:10 PM
Thread: Paulownia timber for strip planking
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In regards to strength, the Chinese Paulownia is...
In regards to strength, the Chinese Paulownia is only 3/4's the strength of the Qld paulownia. in regards to moisture content, the chinese version was also tested at 11% as well. I recently got...