Boat Build - LAUNCH DAY - MORE PICS ADDED Mast, rigging and main sail now on
Submitted by Paul H on Sun, 2013-06-09 19:30
Massive boat build by my step father Ian - in the water at last - still plenty to do great to see it on the water. Built all by himself - 22 years in the making - to say I'm proud would be an understatement
Wheelhouse and railing now brought down to be put in place, Starting to look better
Update - after several issues with transport down from Queensland the masts have now (finally) arrived and gone on (see last pic)
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Paul H
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68 foot and 50 tonne steel
68 foot and 50 tonne (including a shit load of deisel) steel hull yacht. Dog box and railing has been taken off for the transport to the launch site
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Rob H
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looks like a Roberts I
looks like a Roberts I think?
That is some undertaking- but I bet he didnt plan on 22 years!
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Alan James
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WOW
That is some achievement right there. I hope he has the time to enjoy the end result.
sea-kem
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Now I'm seeing It. Awesome
Now I'm seeing It. Awesome effort for anyone.
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Tank
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Good effort..gonna
Geez gonna have to run that float down the ramp a long way to float the boat off...keep the updates coming on this one...what's the plan...a world trip?
chris raff
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Huge undertaking .. and stuck
Huge undertaking .. and stuck with it for 20+ years , looking forward to the the launch and on water pics .. that is amazing dedication and result . Just need to get some rod holders fitted lol .
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Paul H
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Transport from the yard where
Transport from the yard where it was built to the marina was an issue in itself. took literally 6 months just to schedule this including one cancellation. In the 4th pic down you can see a whole heap of pvc piping on the left of it. Had to put 5 rows of piping from front to rear to prevent possiblity of power lines contacting the steel (so the power lines would just slide over the piping and not touch the steel)
They have a gantry at the Marina (can been seen on the left in the background of pic 6) which will pick it up off the trailer on slings and then lower it into the water. The he can see how it balances and add any further ballast where needed (kept some of the lead ballast out of the keel for this reason).
22 years was a bit over schedule - some of it due to health reasons some due to various difficulties along the way that had to be solved. World trip was in his inital plans however will likely now be round oz and here n there. And Chris plenty of room for rods but I have been wondering how long it will take to drop sails/pull up if I hook up on anything decent on the troll!! Might have to harness myself onto the swim platform at the rear somehow!!
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Paul H
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Launch day came - everything
Launch day came - everything went smoothly and the main thing it floated and everything is working. Blood pressure back to normal. Now to finish it off
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Floats
It floats!
Looking forward to seeing it fully rigged.
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Bruce
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Good effort! What is the
Good effort! What is the draw on that thing? It sits perfectly in the water
Paul H
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Draft of 2.8 metres. Sitting
Draft of 2.8 metres. Sitting good at this point, just a smidge lighter at the front if anything - the Dogbox (wheelhouse) to be put back on weights around a tonne and will add a bit more weight to the rear, mast is to go just forward of centre. Once everything is back on final ballast will be added to level it out as required.
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barlow2
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Great read
i would have lasted 22 hours!!!!
Paul H
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Wouldn't attempt it myself -
Wouldn't attempt it myself - think it would be beyond most people to tackle something that big (particularly by themselves). He is a very persistant and patient type as well as having the engineering skills
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Paul H
That shape looks very familiar, but when I last think I saw it it was a rusty red. Was this build at the Marina boat building area in Maylands??
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Crasny - was primer grey at
Crasny - was primer grey at one stage but definitely not the one in Maylands - Has been built and launched in Adelaide SA
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Cheers mate
We were building a Farr 9.2 Yacht there some time ago and someone had a hull there that had that same shape. I almost feel sorry for him if it took 22yrs. What a project. The Farr from glass up only took 18months.
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Paul H
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was only supposed to take
was only supposed to take around 10-12 years but had some health setbacks. Still less delays than our governments have and their projects....
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HUGE!
It's a huge project, can understand the 22 years just slipping by. Where did Ian work on it for all that time...a very big backyard?
Paul H
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Was built in a sandblasting
Was built in a sandblasting yard in southern Adelaide. In the pic where its being christened the previous owner of the yard Mick is standing alongside my sister at the bow. He allowed Ian to build it there basically for no charge. They had plenty of spare land at the yard. Also they had a few issues with thefts over the years and I think they were happy to have someone staying overnight (in an old caravan) when he was down there working on it.
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Updated - masts now on..
Updated - masts now on..
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Great job Paul, when will
Great job Paul, when will you sail her?
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Short answer - once the
Short answer - once the sails are ready and on.......
can't get any more specific as their have been that many delays with various things with the masts - mainly transport wise - at least the sails are being done locally (they have measured it up three times and are now doing final measurements now the masts are up (guess you don't want to cut them the wrong length as that would be expensive)
Took her out for a bit of a motor around 2 months ago to calibrate the compass - here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzO4tVmHZXA
Cheers
PS before anyone asks the taller mast is 69 feet
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Few more pics added , just
Few more pics added , just come back from being raised, cleaned and antifoul reapplied. Masts/rigging now on and main sail on (still needs mainsail cover hence the tarp) other sails to be added in next few weeks
looks a lot better with masts and rigging
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a labor of love
what a great looking rig, hope you all enjoy it
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Looking good, when are they sailing around the world?
:D
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Looks great Paul, any pics
Looks great Paul, any pics of the internals?
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In the youtube video there are in cabin scenes
www.youtube.com/watch
Paul H
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Only have a couple of ones
Only have a couple of ones taken a lot earlier when work was being done, so mind the mess - (still messy as work still being done but getting better)
Dining area (1st room as you climb down from the helm - showing downstairs control station and looking forward down the centre corridor
And from roughly same spot looking the other way towards the stern (corridor to the left goes to rear main bedroom one to the right to the engine room access (engine sits behind the stairs but lower down in hull)
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Nice mate, I love all that
Nice mate, I love all that wood work.
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- yep fair bit of timber
- yep fair bit of timber about the place - plenty of access and storage hatches as well
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tender now fitted (with 40hp
tender now fitted (with 40hp Honda 4 stroke - I'm told it's pretty quick)
Can't wait to try it out
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24 years
24 years in the making. Inspirational.
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Time to live the dream
What a magnificent creation, go forth and live your dream you so rightfully deserve it.
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