rolling the Payne motor launch Joanie for bottom painting
It has been a very busy last few months - Here's what we have been up to;
- Another Swallow Boats BayRaider 20 Puffin has been launched and delivered to a New Zealand client
- 2 BayRaider 17's are under construction - one for a Sydney
Client and one for a Tasmanian client
- Work is continuing on a new 17' David Payne designed Snapper Boat (traditional clinker build) for
a Sydney client
- A Baycruiser 23 is being built for a mainland client
- work has recommenced on Bullfrog
the 22' Devlin designed tugboat
Over the next few months we shall see another BayCruiser 23 started, repairs
to a 4 man rowing shell, restoration work on Tuppence of Townsville (a small blaxland powered clinker launch) and
work commence on a 23' David Payne designed electric launch for a Noosa client in the spirit of the old Noosa putt putt
launches.
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Swallow Boats BayRaider 20 makes waves in the USA!!
Swallow
Boats recently introduced the BayRaider 20 to the North American market with outstanding success. In the first showing
of the boat at the Newport International Boat Show, the BayRaider 20 scooped the pools winning the award for Best
Sailboat under 30 feet, Best New Sailboat and finally Most innovative New Product for 2011!!
Congratulations to Matt Newland and also Rig Reese of Swallow Boats USA for such an outstanding debut.
David Payne designed Snapper Boat
Work is continuing on a traditional clinker launch to
David Payne's "snapper boat" design for a Sydney client. The vessel is planked in full length huon pine
planking on a celery top pine backbone and ribs, all copper, bronze and monel fastened. She is to be powered by a restored
twin Blaxland putt putt motor.
She was recently rolled her over to commence the final painting. We are
eagerly awaiting the engine which has just been fully rebuilt by one of Australia's top Blaxland experts - Boyd Myer.
Launch is not that far away and it will be exciting to see her on the water. For those in NSW, Joanie should
be at the Classic and Wooden Boat Festival at Darling Harbour later this year.
interior showing birdseye huon engine box
interior looking forward
trial fit of the Blaxland twin
safely over
rolling the boat in the jig
bottom painted
Swallow Boats designed BayRaiders under construction
The BayRaider 20 has proven to be really popular with 7 boats either launched or under
construction with more ordered. There are boats in NSW, Tasmania, QLD, WA and now New Zealand. These
boats are fantastic day boats/camp cruisers and one of the most popular dayboats in the world.
We are now offering
a performance rig on the boat which still retains the mizzen and self tacking jib but incorporates a one piece main mast with
a fully battened mainsail. Watch the short video below to show Hirundo sailing in Trial Bay Tasmania with the
performance rig on her launch day.
Construction of the BayRaider, like all our epoxy ply boats, is from Lloyd' certified marine plywood that we
import from the Joubert Group in France and WEST System epoxies and fillers.
We'll post pictures of the builds as they progress.
First BayRaider in New Zealand!
We recently completed and launched Puffin for a New Zealand couple.
This was pretty exciting at Denman Marine as it was our first foray into the export market. Most people we spoke to
were surprised that we were selling a boat into the NZ market - bit like selling ice to eskimos - but she generated loads
of interest whilst we were there. After some sailing in Tauranga we took the boat down to Rotorua to her new home and
had a great days sailing on the beautiful Lake Tarawera. There has been a good deal of interest in the boats from New
Zealand and there will be an upcoming review on the boat in Boating New Zealandmagazine.
installing huon pine seat top slats
interior of "Puffin" looking forward - note the sleeping slats in place
"Puffin" on launch day with her proud builders
unpacking "Puffin" in New Zealand
Sailing on the beautiful Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
Andrew showing the new owners the BR20's self righting ability
You can see a short video of Puffin sailing on her launch
day below
Eowyn - another Caledonia Yawl under construction
Late 2011 we finished Eowyn, another lovely Caledonia Yawl for a Tasmanian client. Despite having built more of these boats than any other builder in the country,
it is always a buzz to see the graceful lines of the clinker ply planking come together. This boat has our signature
side bench locker seating, a lovely huon pine fitout and classic cream sails on a balanced lug yawl rig.
Below
are some pictures from her launch day.
Caledonia Yawl "Eowyn" on launch day
capsize testing the Caledonia Yawl
Caledonia yawl "Eowyn" sailing beautifully
BayRaider 20 and Caledonia Yawl sailing together
foredeck detail on the caledonia yawl "Eowyn"
Happy new owner at the helm
Swallow Boats designed BayCruiser 23
We have commenced construction on one of the newly designed BayCruiser 23 trailer sailers for a mainland client. These boats are very light for their size (approx 700kg) and like the BayRaiders,
they utilise water ballast so you don't have to carry around excess weight when you don't need it. Construction
is composite using Lloyd's certified marine plywood, core cell structural foam and WEST System epoxy with fibreglass
cloth reinforcement. We will be starting another one of these for another client in early 2012.
BayCruiser 23 bottom finished about to be rolled upright
glassing the cockpit on the BayCruiser 23
Interior in high build
fitting the cabin to the BayCruiser 23
BayRaider 17's
We are currently building 2 BayRaider 17's side by side - one for a Sydney client and another for a Tasmanian
client. These are great dayboats with many features of the larger BayRaider 20 but in a smaller package. It will be
interesting on launch day as I am sure there will be some match racing going on!
BayRaider 17 under construction
painting out the ballast tank on the BR17
fitting the ballast tank top on the BR17
seat tops installed on the BR17
Restoration of Teal - a 21' carvel daysailer
Restoration work continues on "Teal", a
lovely king billy carvel yacht for a local client. Although we are still gathering information on her origins,
we believe she was built in the North of Tasmania, possibly Burnie, back in the 1940's. She has a lovely
hull shape and apparently was a real performer.
So far work has entailed;
- getting the shape
back into the hull
- new celery top pine stem, keelson and keel and huon pine transom
- the hull has also been extended by 2' aft
- fairing the hull
and preparing her for the cold molded overlay
- cutting veneers for the cold molding
- applying two diagonal
layers and one fore and aft layer of cold molded veneers
- applying double bias fibreglass cloth sheathing
to the completed planking
- fitting laminated frames and floors to the hull
- completing
the deck framing
The current owner is going to sail her extensively when she is finished including some coastal
racing so we have decided to go with a king billy cold molded overlay over the old carvel planking which will make her immensely
strong and able to handle the stresses that will be imposed upon her.
We'll try to keep the photos updated
regularly on her journey back to the water - enjoy.
fitting the clery top laminated frames
all frames installed
fitting deck beams
deck framing complete
Sam Devlin Designed 22' Tug Boat
We have commenced
construction on one of these salty little boats for a mainland client. Construction is Joubert BS1088 marine ply with WEST System resins and fibreglass. She is trailerable and will use a Yanmar 22hp diesel for propulsion.
After a break in construction
it is good to be back underway and we are all looking forward to her launch shortly. All interior painting is complete
and the outher hull and cabin superstructure will be painted over the next week. It is always nice to see the final
paint colours applied.
The restoration of Imp - an iconic Tasmanian
vessel
Imp was launched in 1886 (originally named Clairetta) in Battery
point to compete in the 21' overall class that was popular on the river Derwent on the day. She was a pretty hot
boat at the time and during 1890 and '91 won numerous prizes. Imp was also one of the founding yachts of
the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. She is mentioned at length in EH Websters A Hundred Years of Yachting. She was huon below the waterline and Kauri above with a frightening spread of sail that certainly must have been "very
interesting" when the sea breeze kicked in.
Imp on the Derwent under full sail
note the very fine entry on the hull
Imp as she is today. Lovely hull shape is still evident
lovely sheer still apparent
on the truck in Strahan on the way to Denman Marine for restoration
After her sailing career she was used for a number of purposes and
was fitted with a house structure and inboard motor. At one time she was used as an ambulance vessel transporting paitients
from Kelly Basin to Strahan on Tasmania's West coast. She has been on collisions, run aground, sunk and just about
eveything else a 120+ year old boat would get up to.
The first stage in her restoration will be to carefully
document her lines before removing the cabin top and getting her back in to shape.
If you have any information
on Imp please get in contact with us as we would love to hear about her history.
Denman Marine specialises in custom wooden boat building and repair.We utilise both
traditional methods such as carvel or clinker and modern methods such as strip planking, cold molding or clinker plywood.
We can custom build to any design - for example those by Iain Oughtred,
Paul Gartside, John Welsford, Mark Bowdidge, Francois Vivier, Atkin , Bolger B&B etc.
We are sole Australian agents for Swallow Boats including the BayRaider and also importers and re-sellers
of the world renowned Joubert BS1088 Gaboon Marine Plywood ( Lloyds certified and FSC certified).
