Hi guy's, first up dickyp,I have started another couple of models (photo att) the larger model at 57" is of a 77' Tuna vessel called "Charissa" built at Ballina N.S.W 1975, only have the frames up of her as haven't got the size planking needed for her, the one i have been working on is a 40" model of a 52' prawn trawler "Wendy-J" built at Brisbane in 1963....
Hi Mick B, I think you will find our fishey has gone the way of a lot of fisheries through out the world ,Over governing , rules and regulations ,High fuel prices and low pay for the product, I was a fourth generation fisherman, I did the majority of my prawning in the Gulf of Carpentaria (top end of Australia) we sold our last trawler in Aug 2009, we still have the Fishing License which we lease out each season. Actually my Father (same name) has just had a book he wrote of his involvement in the Fishing Industry published (I don't know if I am able to mention it on this site or not ?)here go's, it is called "Prawners Down Under" published by Bookpal.
So I do miss driving and working the boats, with the models it still cost money but on a smaller scale
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