Groups | Activity | Brian Marriott | Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania

Peter Higgs posted an update in the group The Clark Punt project 3 years, 1 month ago

On the 23rd of September, 2021, the Wooden Boat Guild of Tasmania launched “Claude”, a new build Piner Punt to the plans of Adrian Dean who guided and tutored members to build the punt using the Viking method of boat building. That is to build the punt, with no frames or moulds, using a viking plumb bob to check and set the angles of each plank at…[Read more]

Peter Higgs posted an update in the group Terra Linna maintenance 4 years, 3 months ago

Although the mast has been re-stepped with a great deal of work and effort, there are a number of things left to complete before she can be sailed so lets not drop the ball just yet! But it has been a great effort, well done!
To do;
1. re – fit the bow sprit
2. re – fit the boom and gaff
3. Fabricate and install a shoe to the base of the mast at…[Read more]

Bernard Chenery posted an update in the group Terra Linna maintenance 4 years, 3 months ago

While the mast was out the mast step was refurbished preparation for mast returning. Peter did a great job of refurbishing the mast step before the coins were re positioned on the day

David & Kerry Edwards posted an update in the group Terra Linna maintenance 4 years, 3 months ago

On Friday 10 July 2020 Terra Linna’s mast was reinstalled with the help of Anastasia.

Peter Higgs replied 4 years, 3 months ago

A nice capture in time David

Bernard Chenery posted an update in the group Terra Linna maintenance 4 years, 4 months ago

The Mast split has been filled with Epoxy and the next step is either to reinforce the mast wrap the mast not.
As this section is where all of stays and halyards are is therefore under extreme stresses, especially laterally,
my question is should we proceed to Sikkens the mast all over? The epoxy repair will not be very visible from the…[Read more]

Peter Higgs posted an update in the group Terra Linna maintenance 4 years, 4 months ago

We also have the mast and other spars out of Terra Linna so Peter Dempsey and Bernard Chenery are leading the restoration and maintenance of this work with great assistance by Andrew Perkins (APCO engineering). Currently the mast is under repair before oiling of the same occurs. All spars are stripped right back to bare wood and other than the…[Read more]