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[B.B]

Hi There, the next model is well her way, she is of a well known Ballina built vessel "Jabiru" 58 ft she was designed by Bert Beattie and built at the Ballina Slipway  for Colin & Enid Norton ,at the time the head shipwright was Jim Hammond snr , she was launched in 1974, . The keel, deadwood and stem is of Colonial teak (left over from the decking of the "Debrene-Adele" in 1977) the frames, stringers, ribs & planking are of Beech supplied by kevin Rasmussen, she is of 1:16 scale  43.5 inchs  , Cheers.

[B.B]

Hi there, these set of photo's showing cutting in the stringers and laying them in position then the ribbing ,had to ( boil & steam ) 3/4 of them ,set in a jig  and laminate a section of them in her hollow heal area, cheers  ....

[B.B]

Hi There , next section of photo's are of planking her and after filling and sanding a coat of wood preserver, cheers.. .

[Mark T]

Hi Brian that boat looks lovely mate - That construction looks so strong and such nice planking     I reckon you've got the shortest chisels of anyone I know!  They've paid their way and then some - Good luck with this lovely build I'm looking forward to the updates.

[steve mahoney]

Do you cut your own strips for the planking?
Do you run it through a thicknesser as well?

[SteamboatPhil]

Mark has said it all, amazing plank work 

[B.B]

Morning, Ive had that set of chisels since the late 70's but find I probably use say 3 out of the set all the time and have a bad habit of sharpening them on the belt sander instead of the stone Mark  , with the planks ,especially with the last 3 or 4 models I have been fortunate to have a friend Kevin that cuts and runs them through his thickness-er for me... ..

[B.B]

Hi There ,with this section installing the deck beams and the lift out sections ,the beams are a mixture of Tassy Oak and of timber from chairs made in Malaysia (still don't know name of the wood a light to yellowy colour , would class it more of a hardwood than soft ???) the bollards are made from Colonial Teak, with the motor using a Johnson 800  and will be spinning an  80 mm 4 blade prop (re shaped it more to the blade shape of the original )  Cheers  .....

[B.B]

Hi There,   next group of photo's, pre fiting the Johnson 800 motor, soldering the brass rudder , all deck beams now fitted , pre fitting the ESC base and Servo frame, and the aft section showing the rudder stock tubing in position....Cheers    ....

[mikelimajuliet]

Wow! I mean wow! such amazing work

[B.B]

Hi there, thank you mikelimajuliet, withthius next section laying the ply over the deck beams before laying the 5 x 1.5 mm Beech deck strips and the black cardboard, she then had a coat of wood preserver , cheers... .

[Mark T]

That looks so nice showing the wood - fantastic 

[B.B]

Hi there, thank you Mark.  Before installing the bullwarks I went ahead with the w-house just to the framing stage, then back onto the bullwarks all the post were made from Tassy oak,,,Cheers,, ....

[B.B]

Hi there,next section showing the bullwarks planked, cutting in the capping side strips, then showing the jig for the shoulder sponsons after they were boiled and left to set overnight, then working on the shoulder bullwarks, cheers.... .

[SailorGreg]

Absolutely splendid work as usual Brian.  I always feel your models would probably make very good icebreakers with their sturdy and skilled construction.  A delight to watch every build.

Greg

[B.B]

Hi there, thank you Greg , Showing the fitting of the capping  sections around her shoulders, with the bollards and tie up kleats they are pre fitted ,won't be glueing those in position till the bullwarks etc painted, then back onto the w-house applying her skin and trimmings, cheers.... .

[steve mahoney]

It'll be a shame to paint all of that lovely woodworking.

[Mark T]

Fantastic joinery and I agree it would be a real shame to paint over it 

[B.B]

Hi guys, have to paint her or she wouldn't look the same as the real deal ?.Making the w-house side boards (never been a fan of these shaped side boards with the lumps top and bottom, I feel the side boards with a nice curve top and bottom look easier on the eyes). making the exhaust housing, and the back deck hatch.cheers. .....

[grendel]

is this the same Jabiru as in the youtube series here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84kE13yXgZE

[B.B]

No mate, the "Jabiru" model I am making is offan Australian built 58 ft  ( 17.57 mtr) prawn trawler,,,cheers....

[B.B]

Hi there ,a few more photo's of the build,

[B.B]

Oops hit the wrong key  , lets try again.I got a bag full of small wheels etc off one of the members of the local model club, surprising what you can utilize at time ,these particular shaped wheels stood out , perfect for the shaped capstans she had on either end of the main trawl winch, with the winch she had about 3 make overs in the years while the 1st owners had her and having a lend of the photo album container photo's of the deck layout over the years the big decision was which bits n pieces or add on's I would run with , same with the sorting tray - brine box ,her original was just the brine box with the sorting tray lid , I went with the next version when the put lids over each brine bin sections,,,,cheers... .....

[Mark T]

I just find your work so inspiring - Each model you build seems to incorporate more detail and joinery of the original boat 

[B.B]

Hi there ,thanks Mark , this one has a bit more gear on it then the average prawn trawler did working from the Northern Rivers local ports of N.S.W. Showing one of many lugs etc for the gantries prior to soldering, then making the swivel connecting section for the base of the trawl booms ( bit of an over kill how they designed that one ?). This is another mess up of not marking the item ( for & aft properly) the short awning above the winch ,had the holes spot on for the bracing stays , then marked and cut out the openings for the cables and ropes. cheers  ...