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Title: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 16, 2013, 14:34:05
I went to the biennial Wooden Boat Festival (http://www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/festival-program) in Hobart last Sunday.

Here are just a few photos I took....

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/WoodenBoatFestival1_zps5ed7b17c.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/WoodenBoatFestival6_zpse6c2c6ca.jpg)

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Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Just Rick on February 16, 2013, 14:41:56
gret pictures,loved the models
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: AlanHo on February 16, 2013, 14:51:41
I had no idea that they built those huge cruise ships out of wood........... :scared:

Great set of photos and a welcome sight of blue skies and sunshine
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: eye30 on February 16, 2013, 15:26:40
Thanks for the pics.

Are you on any?
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: asathorny on February 16, 2013, 20:07:56
I woulda loved that day out Rusty...  brilliant  :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Dazzler on February 16, 2013, 21:03:42
 :judges: Thanks again Rusty .. you did a fair bit while down here  :drinks:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 16, 2013, 22:56:33
Thanks all..... :)

Yeah, I was determined it wasn't gonna be all work and no play while I was over there, Daz.... :whistler:

And I must post those photos from "our" drive one day.... 
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: 2i30s on February 16, 2013, 22:57:16
Quote from: AlanHo on February 16, 2013, 14:51:41
I had no idea that they built those huge cruise ships out of wood........... :scared:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: 2i30s on February 16, 2013, 22:58:18
great pics rusty.  :cool: :goodjob2: :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: FatBoy on February 16, 2013, 23:12:49
Great photos, Rusty.  I didn't get up to it this year (we went down south to Dover for a counter lunch instead).
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 16, 2013, 23:50:44
Great pics. I like the really shiny one.  :D  :goodjob2:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 00:12:30
Quote from: FatBoy on February 16, 2013, 23:12:49
Great photos, Rusty.  I didn't get up to it this year (we went down south to Dover for a counter lunch instead).

Thanks Jamie.....
I really only went as my brother loves boats so I thought it would do him good to get out and about. We slummed it and got a maxi taxi there and back as he wanted to take his mobility scooter.....

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/MobilityScooter_zps638d0572.jpg)
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Dazzler on February 17, 2013, 00:18:04
Nice little scooter Rusty .. are they alloy wheels  :eek:

Your Brother reminds me of an older version of the guy that looks out the window of the car in that old commodore 64 test drive game  :D
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 17, 2013, 00:27:22
I've just had cause to buy a "Heartway" mobility scooter and it is brilliant.
Designed like a car with full suspension, 10 forward gears, 10 reverse (5 speed, high & low ratio), "look-alike" alloy wheels, LED lights, indicators, etc, max range of 35 kms.
They're fun to ride.  :D
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 00:31:40
No, unfortunately....they are only plastic wheel trims.
The scoot runs solid tyres so the wheels are two piece.

Actually, the scooter is bigger than it looks....It is quite tall and has a fair bit of ground clearance. Something he found handy when he accidently drove off a curb... :whistler:
Does make it a pain when you order a maxi taxi though as some of them don't have much head room.

Quote from: Dazzler on February 17, 2013, 00:18:04
Your Brother reminds me of an older version of the guy that looks out the window of the car in that old commodore 64 test drive game  :D

Geez, you're showing your age, me being just a baby, I have no recollection of it...... :undecided:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 00:39:02
Quote from: db08 on February 17, 2013, 00:27:22
I've just had cause to buy a "Heartway" mobility scooter and it is brilliant.
Designed like a car with full suspension, 10 forward gears, 10 reverse (5 speed, high & low ratio), "look-alike" alloy wheels, LED lights, indicators, etc, max range of 35 kms.
They're fun to ride.  :D

Traded in the i30, Dave?  :whistler:  :lol:

Yeah, my brother's scoot has full suspension too and actually goes like a rocket, much faster than the 10kph speed limit for mobility scooters..... :D
It supposedly has a range of over 40 k's but I wouldn't believe the spiel they spin as I think that would be under perfect conditions.
My brother has ridden his from Glenorchy into Hobart and back and has nearly been caught out with a flat battery a few times so has decided not to risk it again.
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 17, 2013, 00:42:03
Sounds like a beauty.
This one has a four-pole motor and large battery capacity and I learned whilst researching them that some use plastic internal motor parts (which don't last) whereas this one has all metal parts.
Sounds as if yours does too with those stats.
It was funny test-driving them - three scooters tearing off down the road in busy Osborne Park in heavy traffic.
Good fun.
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 00:55:15
As my bro is no light weight, even without his legs he wanted to get a decent heavy duty sort of a scooter. Downside of course is it's more awkward negotiating shop aisles etc and the odd issue fitting in Maxi Taxis.....

I tell you what though, I was surprised how well it performed when he accidently drove off a curb. He went off it at a slight angle which could have been very interesting but the suspension just soaked it up...  :Shocked:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 17, 2013, 01:02:49
 :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Dazzler on February 17, 2013, 02:36:54
Not a very good image but here he is .. (see they could be brothers)  :snigger:

(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm103/dazzling_darryl/test_drive_2_02_zps3b82d810.gif)
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 02:40:01
 :lol:

But he has hair!  :whistler:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Phil №❶ on February 17, 2013, 02:42:26
Quote from: db08 on February 17, 2013, 00:27:22
I've just had cause to buy a "Heartway" mobility scooter and it is brilliant.
Designed like a car with full suspension, 10 forward gears, 10 reverse (5 speed, high & low ratio), "look-alike" alloy wheels, LED lights, indicators, etc, max range of 35 kms.
They're fun to ride.  :D

Travelling incognito are we.  :mrgreen:


BTW I hope none of those boats are made from Huon Pine.  :eek:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 02:47:48
Quote from: Phil aka 84 on February 17, 2013, 02:42:26
BTW I hope none of those boats are made from Huon Pine.  :eek:

Why is that? :undecided:

Btw, there were quite a few older boats made with Huon Pine...
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: FatBoy on February 17, 2013, 03:01:53
:whsaid: Why is that, Phil? Huon Pine is a great material for making boats, barnacles don't grow on it.
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Phil №❶ on February 17, 2013, 04:08:29
It takes hundreds of years to grow, and it's protected now isn't it. The 2nd settlers used it for building and yes it's fantastic, but not an easily renewable resource. I slept in a bedroom full of the stuff in Launceston, last time I was there for work.
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 04:10:51
Quite right, all the more reason to preserve these old boats that are built out of it...  :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Phil №❶ on February 17, 2013, 04:12:11
I guess so, seeing as it has long since been harvested.  :goodjob2:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 04:17:04
Worth a read:

http://www.huonpine.com/ (http://www.huonpine.com/)
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: The Gonz on February 17, 2013, 04:20:16
 :eek: I just learned something new. Thanks Rusty.  :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: rustynutz on February 17, 2013, 04:23:01
Cheers!  :)
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: FatBoy on February 17, 2013, 06:13:10
Our Huon Pine Coffee Table and Wine Rack.  Courtesy of a salvage after a flood a few years ago.

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd467/FatBoy871/IMG_0317_zps288dbd70.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd467/FatBoy871/IMG_0316_zpsc40c5e35.jpg)

As Rusty's link said, it is not harvested anymore, but can be salvaged.  There is still plenty of the stuff lying around (in peoples sheds as old boats, furniture, etc).  I know of one place that built a small Huon Pine boat from scratch, getting the wood from wherever they could.

This is a great place.

http://www.woodenboatcentre.com/index.html (http://www.woodenboatcentre.com/index.html)
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Phil №❶ on February 17, 2013, 06:19:45
Very nice, you can see why it's valued so much. Good investment there  :goodjob2: :goodjob:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Dazzler on February 17, 2013, 06:56:53
Quote from: FatBoy on February 17, 2013, 06:13:10
Our Huon Pine Coffee Table and Wine Rack.  Courtesy of a salvage after a flood a few years ago.

That wine rack could do with a few more holes in it  :whistler:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: Doggie 1 on February 17, 2013, 07:22:11
So you don't get barnacles on your bottom then?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Wooden Boat Festival-Hobart
Post by: The Gonz on February 17, 2013, 09:30:37
Quote from: Dazzler on February 17, 2013, 06:56:53
That wine rack could do with a few more holes in it  :whistler:
Funny, I was thinking the same thing, Dazz. I'd pack that sucker full of holes for maximum yield.  :twisted:
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