Contact Henry Dennison on 0455185195 or henrydennisojn0608@gmail.com Trouble A competitive Sabre named Trouble class with a full suit of sails, rigging & ali Trolley $2300.00. [caption id="attachment_25175" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sabre racing yacht named Trouble[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25176" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Trouble on its aluminium trolley[/caption] The Sabre; see https://www.sabre.org.au/boats/why-a-sabre/ – one of Australia’s most popular single…
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Final Photogrammetry trial vessel-MV Shipright
The Ray Kemp designed MV Shipright was used as a final test in the MMAPSS Project to trial the Photogrammetry documentation, particularly highlighting the required vessel measurements of vessels we had written for use in the project. This identified a number of edits that needed to be made so the draft documentation could be used…
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Enemy Submarine in Tasmanian waters WW11 leads to MMT’s Model U Boat! – Photogrammetry subject.
Enemy Submarine in Tasmanian waters WW11 After mines were set in Bass Strait in 1944 routing of all shipping, except local traffic, south of Tasmania and ordering ships in southern Australian waters to zigzag and darken ship at night. This was introduced as a U Boat was reported in southern ocean waters. U-Boat Commander Timm…
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Can we craft Tassie Too and Terra Linna 1/2 models as a result of Photogrammetry.
Tassie Too models for fund raising purposes. Tassie Too HV 000234 was an early Photogrammetry project that proved very successful. We were later asked if we could produce a 3D model from the Photogrammetry process that would enable the Tassie Too team to sell ½ models as a fund raiser. With some fine tuning this…
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Eighteen Twenty a historic Victorian 21 footer restricted class racing skiff
Eighteen Twenty a historic Victorian 21 footer restricted class racing skiff. [caption id="attachment_24771" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Eighteen Twenty being readied for restoration, Photo Peter Lethbridge.[/caption] Length on the deck 7620 Length on the waterline 7530 Beam 2415 at 4390 from the stem No mast step or deck fixtures (at the time of photogrammetry) The centre board…
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Huon Pine ketch rig motor-sailer Margaret Ellen
Margaret Ellen is a 38ft Huon pine ketch rigged pilothouse motor-sailer with a Gardner 4LW diesel. An R. H. ‘Dick’ Thompson (Launceston) design, built by Geoff Hiscock at Tamar Marine, Tasmania in 1970 Contact: Michael Baker, Phone 0438346115 Price: AU $80,000 “ALL REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED” Dimensions: Length 38' (11.58m) oa; Beam 3.8m; Draft 1.6m Displacement:…
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WBGT Presidents Dinner Awards 2022
The Awards Results were; David Murphy Awards were conferred on Millard Ziegler and Ross Barnett, for exceptional services aligned to the Guilds Objects over many years. [caption id="attachment_24668" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Barb Murphy Presenting Ross Barnett with his David Murphy Memorial award. Photo Dallas Manning.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_24667" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Barb Murphy Presenting Millard Ziegler and Ross…
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MMAPSS Photogrammetry Project – Mayfair
Mayfair (1930) - REVISED Type: Motor launch Built: Strahan, Tasmania, 1930 by Harry Grining. 1487 Tonnage: 4.5 Dimensions: 32.8 oa x 8.6 x 3.0 feet Engines: 25-35-h.p. Invincible = 9-10 knots; (by 1970) Lister diesel, 27-b.h.p. Owners: Harry Grining; late 1940s Morrison Brothers. Harry Grining built Mayfair for his own use as a tender in…
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Recent Comments by Peter Higgs
- 12th October 2022 on The Lockdown Piners Punt Model Building Program
- 22nd September 2022 on Cate-Louise
- 22nd September 2022 on Cate-Louise
- 6th April 2022 on Cate-Louise
- 24th May 2020 on Repairing the Mast of Terra Linna where it has delaminated.
