Visit to the Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin Members gathered at Franklin on 16th Jan. 2019 to view the USA Boat Builders engaged by AWBF 19. Led by Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building Chief Instructor, Sean Kooman, a team of USA Boat Builders are building 2 X Haven 12 1⁄2 ‘s to order by…
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Rudder articles February 2018
Reg Fazackerly dinghies, Percy Blandford kayaks and their renovation
Using Photogrammetry for the production of Boat Lines
Recently the Maritime Museum of Tasmania implemented a project to explore the potential of using Photogrammetry for the recording of boat lines. previously under the guidance of Peta Knott MMT did similar using the Laser Total Station method to capture the 3D features of boats. Although Successful it was an expensive project. Since then the…
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Early Fishing Boats on Macquarie Harbour
Little if anything has been published about the early Strahan-based boats that once fished in Macquarie Harbour. Graeme Broxam's article represents some preliminary research on the topic.
The continuing origins of the Piner’s Punt Story!
What are the origins of the Tasmanian Piner’s Punt? For some time there have been opinions that it was used in the Huon whilst others claim it was designed and built by Doherty and his sons in Port Davey, Strahan, and subsequently became the Piner’s Punt of the West Coast Piners. Recently, Brian Marriott circulated…
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