‘There’s a hole in my lifeboat!’, was a complaint from a shipping company when it was damaged on a training exercise. The job was booked well in advance because the ship would only be in Newcastle Port for a single day. There was no room for error with the planning because once you’re in the […]
Haines Signature Refurb – Boat Refurbishments Newcastle NSW
Certainly worth the effort, this Haines Signature was recently purchased but had been let a go a little and in need of some TLC. With good bones, all that was needed was mostly cosmetic things. The list started with a general health check, repairs to damaged area below the VHF antenna base, this ended up […]
7m Rayglass Hull Repairs – Gelcoat Repairs Medowie NSW
This 7m Rayglass half cab had a hole in the bottom. The owner had a go at fixing it however it let go and started taking on water! We lifted it onto work stands for full access and carried out the repairs using West System epoxy building up the layers of stitched glass until the […]
Bonito 560 Fuel Tank Replacement – Boat Repairs Lake Macquarie NSW
If anyone is familiar with the Bonito range of boats, these are made using Thermolite composite panel for the floor and transom. All other hull reinforcement parts are are made using a solid GRP network of stringers and sub-bulkheads. The owner of this Bonito 560 knew that the fuel tank was leaking and had already […]
Blackfin 24 Project – Boat Refurbishments Medowie NSW
This Blackfin 24 was in for major hull repairs in March last year. The boat had suffered a severe collision with a navigation marker which had obliterated the Starboard bow section. They were lucky to get home with the damage just above the water level. Done in stages, we started with the structural repairs, getting […]
Hull Crack Repair – Boat Repairs Medowie NSW
This Tournament 1900 had an altercation with the corner of a marina jetty. Luckily the damage was above the water avoiding any water ingress into the vessel. The crack was a through and through and of a decent size. Fortunately access to the inside of the damage was possible so this could be repaired also. […]
Clipper 40 Repairs – Boat Repairs Port Stephens NSW
The owner of this Clipper 40 called us after he started cutting out rotten reinforcement below his anchor winch, and he began to become overwhelmed by the size of the job. The work consisted of rotten plywood reinforcing sections below the deck, along the bulkhead behind this and also the core of the bowsprit. The […]
Timber Bowsprit Repair – Boat Repairs Medowie NSW
This little side job got this bowsprit back in action. It had been glassed with polyester and chopmat which was cracking and peeling off, letting moisture into the timber underneath. This was stripped off, prepped and re-glassed with epoxy. Even the bolt and screw holes were treated with epoxy to avoid water ingress coming in […]