Wayne Ryan's blog: March 2011

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Project Maccullochella Phase II

Now having had a 20 Hp Honda outboard fitted it was time to finish the decks and have the boat seaworthiness checked by a qualified and keen eyed Marine Surveyor. Well he said he was? He said that thing that looks like a white cane is actually a marine measuring apparatus?

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/250 sec
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Front storage, anchor, rope, safety gear, rego OK

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/30 sec
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Testing the structural integrity of the mods.

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/30 sec
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12V outlet for LED spotlight, Fire extinguisher, bilge pump, marine battery, fuel tank and esky space . . check!

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/50 sec
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Rear seat comfort check . . OK

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/60 sec
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She's good to go mate, that'll be $100 thanks :-)

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/50 sec
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Sunday, 20 March 2011

Project Maccullochella Phase I

The beast of Project Maccullochella that will develop a basic 3.75 metre tinny into a great fishing platform has entered phase I. I have constructed tow floors designs from structural ply, primed them with Bondcrete and have glued down and fastened marine carpet to the mid section. I will carpet the more fiddley bow platform next. It has a hinged door large enough to access my biggest tackle box and anything else down there while maintaining structural strength.

Progress so far . . .

Phase II is finish the floors and cushion the rear seat.

Bendigo Pottery

I went to the Bendigo Olive Fiesta today held in the grounds of Australia's oldest working pottery factory, for over 150 years Bendigo Pottery has been famous for creating high quality ceramics for both domestic and commercial use. A company letterhead from 1895 reads, “Manufacturers of Bristol, Stone, Cane, Rockingham, White, Majolica, Terra-Cotta, and Fancy Wares also Drain Pipes 3 to 24 inches Diameter.” Around 1915 a style of tableware was developed from local red brown clays known as Langley ware that became quite famous. Copies of Bendigo Langley ware known for its durable leadless glaze, were made by most major Australian potteries in the 1920's and 30's. In the 40's and 50's as cheaper imports and plastics entered the market the pottery developed the production of fundamentally decorative items or 'art pottery' known as Waverley ware. A revival in the 1970's of the pottery craft saw Bendigo Pottery produce the Epsomware range of household ceramics. Bendigo Pottery is now a National Trust property, and operates a tourist museum and ceramics school while still is producing pottery.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/8000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/8000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/1600 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f2.8, 1/20 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/25 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/125 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/100 sec
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Sunday, 13 March 2011

Simply Messing About in Boats

Let me start with a quote to preface these images;

"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't. Whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."

Spoken by Ratty to Mole in Wind in the Willows a children's book by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932).

This is the first of probably many posts regarding Project 'Maccullochella' that will hopefully develop a basic 3.75 metre tinny into a fishing platform for targeting freshwater species like Murray Cod, Yellow Belly, Redfin and other freshwater sports fish.

The beast of Project Maccullochella