Over the years, we’ve completed a wide range of projects for Port Ash Ship Handling, including a purpose-built training vessel several years ago. Our latest project involves replacing an ageing aluminium rescue boat used in their training harbour to transport crews to training vessels and carry out maintenance work. The original boat initially came to […]
Cruise Craft Explorer 575 Composite Hull Rebuild and Transom – Boat Rebuilds Medowie NSW
Timber-free construction is high on the wish list for many boat owners, and this Cruise Craft owner can now proudly say his boat is completely timber free. What started as a repair for a couple of rotten side pockets quickly uncovered much more extensive timber deterioration. After a thorough inspection, it became clear there was […]
Racing Corsair Trimaran Rudders – Boatbuilding Medowie NSW
This client bought a racing trimaran but the rudder was missing. He requested a replacement made to suit and borrowed a sistership boat’s rudder from another owner who also wanted a spare. So we made two rudders at the same time. We contacted the builder for some indication of the build specifications however they never […]
Classic Timber Skiff Project Completed – Boatbuilding Medowie NSW
Looking as pretty as a picture, this project is now completed. The owner will be taking over from here with rigging and final fitting of the centreboard. We painted the top strake in the blue as requested, installed all fittings, doors, hatches and bowsprit to finish the boat to this stage. We then masked up […]
Classic Timber Skiff Painted – Boat Painting Medowie NSW
This project is now painted and nearing completion. The bowsprit has been built and fitted and will be painted with the doors. We are now in the process of masking up to paint the top strake a feature blue. Once this is done we will mask up and paint the nonskid with the final fit-up […]
Traditional Lapstrake Dory Project – Timber Boatbuilding Medowie NSW
This is the second post covering this project. It is progressing well with the internals and decks now fitted. We left off when we had painted the outside of the hull and turned it back over. The first thing we did was sand and epoxy coat the inside of the hull. Then we epoxy primed […]
Jet Ski Bow Repair – Fiberglass Hull Repairs Medowie NSW
This is what the bow of a Jetski looks like when hitting a large mangrove tree at high speeds. Luckily the owner sourced a second piece of hull of the same model which could be used to replace the damaged section. The process was to mark out the extent of the repair and then template […]
Traditional Lapstrake Dory Project – Timber Boatbuilding Medowie NSW
Occasionally we get a project that takes you back to your roots! You don’t see too many of these traditional projects anymore. This one came to us as an unfinished owner builder project and we were asked to finish it off. The first task was to finish off the hull underside so we turned the […]