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

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/40 sec

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Item 1 and 2 of a list that will certainly grow.

Screen capture for Apple Numbers (like but superior to, Microsoft Excel)

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Winch . . .

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/250 sec

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Lets go! . . . . . . .

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/40 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/40 sec

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Compliance plate, the boat itself only weighs 70Kg.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/640 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/15 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/250 sec

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Hmm what to build in here, a platform to fish from certainly.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/60 sec

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And a floor panel down here.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/80 sec

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Fuel, Battery under another platform? . . .

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/80 sec

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2 skids and 3 centre rollers . . .

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/20 sec

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The walking steps on each side of the trailer are wide and strong.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/40 sec

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Cover.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/40 sec

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