Ah yes, but that's just a Mirror 10. Mirror 16s are a different breed, not mere lifeboats! Here's two Mirror 16s taking on Brisbane's MV Mirimar....
On 16-17 May Lulubelle took part in the Bribie Island Classic Boat Regatta. The course was the same as on other years (see Google Map). It is...
Hi Pete. Yes, we have made contact with the business currently operated by Holts. We were seeking, and obtained permission to reverse...
Our next step was to work out the exact dimensions of the sections needed to build up the stem, and to confirm that they could be taken out of the...
I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, and it was the real thing! I retired a couple of weeks ago :D
Well it's all very well to talk about traditional boats, but I don't suppose that's really legitimate with this project where all the design,...
Well, she makes a nice home brew, and she likes catching fish (which I don't). Meantime.... No luck finding anything remotely suitable in...
Some of the CAD drawings I did of component parts are now re-appearing as carefully crafted pieces of assorted timber, depending on what each...
Beautiful boats! If our Little Red Hen comes out half that good I'll be over the moon. And I'll know a lot more about clinker boat building....
Hmmmm! Some bloke offered me 6kg of assorted copper fastenings a couple of years ago, and I wish now that I had followed up more vigorously....
Yes, me old Landlubber mate. I was aware that the stem timber comes from roots, not branches. Last time I was down in the bush (but without a...
There are so many boat designs out there, some great, some not so great. Why would anyone bother to design another one? My reason is that I just...
Introducing a revised web-site for Australian Wooden Boat Associations. The main reason for the revision, rather than becoming more technical and...
Just to delve into the history a bit. Before I started messing about with the idea of a reverse engineering project we contacted Holts for...
More Progress Hi Liki, That's the approach I ended up with after similar frustrations. Fortunately now pretty settled into TorboCAD....
This is, of course, a classic motor yacht built from traditional materials? :D
Progress Coming up with some more-or-less 'classic' dinghy lines is one thing, but it is not a plan for a boat. A true traditional boat builder...
Hi Liki, The process worked fine with Curlew. See the study plans attached to that thread. I did all the design in FreeShip and built from...
Aaah, I remember you. You're the one who complained bitterly that my little Curlew nesting dinghy was a Big Mac boat. :P Well, here's your...
Hi Folks, Chatting with a few fellow wooden boat enthusiasts some time ago, it dawned on me that many of us would like to have the experience...
