Bow 2 Stern - Queensland's Free Boating Publication - Issue 4

Bow 2 Stern Online Magazine February Issue 2009

Javelin 5.2 Hammerhead
Devoured... by a Hammerheadtext and photos by Barry Tyler With the proliferation of imported trailerboats our market has endured over the last few years it is indeed refreshing to learn that there are still some local Queensland manufacturers who have not only survived but who also continue to design, develop and produce new designs that thankfully are entirely suited to the Australian way of boating and in particular, sport-fishing. Gone is the bling and the often extraneous gadgets surplus...
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Weekend on the water with Southern Cross Yachting
By Wendy Elliston I felt it was going to be a good weekend within an hour of meeting the five ladies I would be with for the next two days on a sailing course with Southern Cross Yachting of Manly, Brisbane. Which was quite a turnaround considering only a couple of hours earlier I was driving up the highway from the Gold Coast at some ungodly hour (well it was before 7 anyway) asking myself who’s idea this was. I was a gypsy for a few years in another life before finding my nich...
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Looking outside the square
Spirited Designs have developed a very unique and cost effective way of getting yourself into a generous sized boat The Spirited 230 ‘Power’ is definitely something special. If you review the market, you will be hard-pressed to find anything like this. There are a few standout points to this concept: This boat is supplied as a computer-cut kit which comes with detailed CAD-drawn plans specifically drawn to suit a DIY builder;To add a ‘high-tech’ flavour to...
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Stacer 469TS Nomad Elite and 449 Seahawk
By Kevan Wolfe Keeping up with the Stacer aluminium boat range is almost a full time job; the Coomera factory is constantly upgrading or introducing new models. Two new entry-level models to roll out of the factory recently are the 469 TS Nomad Elite and the 449 Seahawk. The Seahawk came in its simplest form with an optional Mercury 50hp two-stroke on the back. The Nomad can be tiller-steered, however, it was optioned up with a small sports console, an accessory kit, two-tone pa...
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Youngest sailor to circumnavigate
By Fiona Harper Some sailors are content to drop their dock lines and venture out on the occasional weekend when the weather is favourable. Others are more inclined to race their peers up and down the coast, competing in offshore races where comfort is sacrificed for speed. Others still opt for a slower, full-time cruising lifestyle, conducting their home and work lives from their vessels. Still others, like Mooloolaba’s Jessica Watson, won’t be satisfied until t...
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Southbeach goes diesel
By Bob Wonderscourtesy of Powerboat World The boat builder, the boat broker, the media and assorted onlookers and prospects were among those who turned up at Mariners Cove Marina on the Queensland Gold Coast last weekend to see the first diesel-powered Southbeach Vacationer. Previously only available with outboard power, the diesel version of the innovative craft sports a 120hp, 1.7-litre turbocharged engine from MerCruiser. It may be small in capacity, but it offers a top speed...
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Installing a PSS Propeller Shaft-seal
By Peter Caplen There are several types of propeller shaft seal, from the traditional stuffing box to modern derivatives such as the PSS shaft seal used here. To date my 12m cruiser has had a stuffing box, Deep Sea Seal and Halyard Shaft Seal. I was very happy with the Halyard seal even though it had exceeded its designed life by several years but unfortunately Halyard no longer make them so I had to find an alternative. The Deep Sea Seal was okay and apart from a couple of sudden...
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Five Short Blasts - Part Three
By Terry Buddell Every Sunday, weather permitting (which most of the time it did not) the string quartet of which Ballard-Brown was a founder member, practised for their recitals. (black tails and ties mandatory) So, with their practice over, they drank a little, ate lunch and departed like three black flightless crows back up the towpath, pleasantly anaesthetised, bound for the local train station, leaving Ballard-Brown to the peace and quiet of the Sunday. The sce...
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In Cook's Wake - Cairns to Lizard Island
By Rosemary Jilderts Lt James Cook, aboard HM Bark Endeavour, after sailing into Botany Bay in May 1770 continued up the east coast of Australia. While Cook was not the first to ‘discover’ Australia he was the first to accurately chart its coastline. The crew reported on numerous occasions the smoke from many fires, indicating that the Aborigines were watching them and were reporting on the ship’s progress. Cook named Trinity Ba...
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The Trailer... in Trailerboats
To Slide or Roll. Which support system is best for you? One of the most over-looked aspects of your trailer is surely the vexed problem of how best to support it on the trailer – which trailer ‘bed’ and which system of ‘support’ is the best. And then once you have decided that, how best to get the maximum out of that system of support. Many boat owners with new boats and those ‘re-trailering’ older models, face the hurdle...
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Crick Boat Building
Andrew Crick Boatbuilding has undergone a new transformation in name, to Crick Boatbuilding and is now easily accessible with a new website. Crick Boatbuilding specialises in power and sailing multihull constructions. We can construct a vast range of catamarans with a vision to produce unique, distinct, quality boats for the exclusive buyer. Crick Boatbuilding is owned and managed by Andrew Crick. Andrew has been boatbuilding for 10 years and started...
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Building, refitting or upgrading a boat - Part 3
How to get your electrical system right first time.By Martin Burling of Keogh's Marine Electrics In the last issue of Bow2Stern, we outlined how to plan the heavy electrical system, how to calculate the electrical loads and how to size the electrical system for your boat. In this issue, we will discuss the electronics and communications systems for your boat by address the following topics: What components are there, what are their advantages and what should I look fo...
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Nuts to you
By Andrew (Aussie) Bray If your only exposure to coconuts has been to the mature de-husked specimens sold in ‘civilised’ shops, then you are in for some very pleasant surprises when you cruise into tropical waters. The coconut palm has become the symbol of tropical paradise, and a backdrop to dreams of the idyllic island existence. The coconut more than lives up to its image. DistributionThe coconut palm flourishes in the wet tropics and is now common on c...
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Whaler Ways on Moreton Bay
By Gordon Macdonald Moreton Bay possesses a long history for anglers targeting large game fish species. There have been many world records for longtail tuna, cobia, sharks and other species set within its waters over the years. In particular, game fishing for sharks has a dated and prestigious history from pre1952 when the whaling station was still active at Tangalooma on Moreton Island. The whaling process attracted large numbers of sharks including whites, tigers, ...
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Ship Wreck and Rescue
By David Jones of the Queensland Maritime Museum In the centre of the Queensland Maritime Museum’s early navigators display stands a large anchor. Wasted by long years buried in a coral reef, the anchor is a relic from an early Australian sea drama and a heroic rescue by one of our most famous sailors. The anchor comes from HMS Porpoise, a 308 tonne naval storeship which was wrecked in the Coral Sea in 1803. Recovered over 160 years later, the anchor was preserved by ...
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