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Aluminium boats cannot be disassembled, and the folding boat of space-age material is stronger than aluminium, while the strength to weight of some wooden ply is actually better than aluminium. The lower stiffness and rigidity may add to potential safety of a folding boat by allowing it to flex over waves.
de Havilland Marine was a division of Hawker de Havilland Australia Pty. Ltd. which is now owned by Boeing Australia and known as Boeing Aerostructures Australia.. Following the downturn of aviation manufacturing in the late 1950s, the Australian subsidiary of de Havilland looked to produce products utilizing the skills and knowledge available to the company.
In 1954 George Garcia, owner of Falls City Flying Service, introduced the ‘Marinette’ which was an aluminum houseboat initially built as a twin-hulled cruiser. Choosing to use an aluminum-magnesium alloy, whereas previous attempts at an aluminum watercraft had mainly involved small row boats made of a copper-aluminum alloy , the same ...
Southern Cross is a 12-metre class racing yacht, constructed in Terry Hills by Halvorsen Morson and Gowland of Mona Vale. Perth entrepreneur Alan Bond funded the project and was designed by Australian designer Ben Lexcen.
The spars may be made from aluminium or wood, but are invariably aluminium in modern boats. A monograph-style "IO" insignia (after IODA - the International Optimist Dinghy Association) on the sail is a registered trade-mark and may only be used under licence from the International Optimist Association.
The Peregrine, by Metal Shark Boats. The company was founded as Gravois Aluminum Boats in 1986, building primarily small recreational vessels. As sales declined Gravois incorporated Metal Shark in 2005 with the goal of attracting governmental and commercial clients.
In Australia and New Zealand "tinny" or "tinnie" is also commonly used as slang for a small open aluminium boat. [3] Short for tin-arse, "tinny" is also used in Australia and New Zealand to mean "lucky", where an in individual should have met with bad circumstances but has avoided them through sheer luck. A common phrase would be "he's a tinny ...
Sykes saw the need for innovation in the Australian boat-building industry and set out to build world-class boats. Sykes had been apprenticed to his father's boat-building business in Geelong. [ 1 ] In 1966, Sykes built his own racing shell to compete in the Australian Rowing Championships and this was the genesis of Sykes Racing . [ 2 ]