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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: B.B on November 29, 2013, 10:08:34 am

Title: Trap & Prawn trawler "Debrene-Adele-I"
Post by: B.B on November 29, 2013, 10:08:34 am

Hi there, here is another one of my builds, i started this one in Nov of 1986 and finished in Dec 1988 ,sorry didn't take many photo's of her progress then, she is a model of a Trap & Prawn trawler 35' "Debrene-Adele" that my father built at our residence at Byron Bay, launched in 1959 (yr I was born), he worked her from her Home port of Brunswick Heads N.S.W Trapping off Cape Byron and prawning from Evans head to cape Moreton (Brisbane).
photo's are of the carvel hull planked , laying the decking on the raise deck area, construction of the wheel house etc and the float test..

Title: Re: Trap & Prawn trawler "Debrene-Adele-I"
Post by: B.B on November 29, 2013, 10:10:07 am

last 4 photos .....

Title: Re: Trap & Prawn trawler "Debrene-Adele-I"
Post by: Dicky-P on November 29, 2013, 05:54:47 pm

Another fine model Brian, well done

Title: Re: Trap & Prawn trawler "Debrene-Adele-I"
Post by: Peter Fitness on November 29, 2013, 10:41:25 pm

Quote from: dickyp on November 29, 2013, 05:54:47 pm

Another fine model Brian, well done

I second that O0


Peter.

Title: Re: Trap & Prawn trawler "Debrene-Adele-I"
Post by: B.B on November 30, 2013, 04:54:24 am

thanks guy's