we have made enormous progress over this last six
months.
Carbon masts, tabernacles and booms. Slightly
lengthened and raised cabin top. Revised interior
and cockpit arrangements for long distance voyaging.
Possibly electric LI pod auxiliary drive.
New Aquacote paint too, a great help removing the
old broken down well known brand from the hull with
Bote-Cote’s new water based ‘Lemon Peel’ paint
stripper.
(Dreaming of Adelaide to Auckland and return.)
Completely redesigned lighter weight trailer with a
new driver initiated braking system, much lowered
trailing height, greater ease of access, on the road
and at the ramp.
The ‘new’ boat looks like becoming a worthy
successor to Charlie Fisher.
The phone amputation still hurts, every Thursday
morning.kel gowans prototype nis 10.5
‘birdwing’ launching december 12On the road late 2014.Work in progress.after initial sanding.Lemon Peel’ at work, after 30 minutes.
(Somewhere near Lismore...)
Kel and Vicky Gowans have been building their new
NIS 10.5 up in Lismore. It’s been a big project, and
Kel has been imaginative in his own customising
ideas and very helpful with our evolution of the new
10.5 kits, which should become available in the
Pacific Europe and the North America by late March,
joining NIS 5.8. NIS 7, NIS 8 which are already
available.
We will be doing a bigger story after the launch, but
it’s so great to see Kel and Vicky get to this point.
We express our gratitude.
More info?NIS 10.5 Pix of Kel’s Birdwing in next issue.strayDog boatworks
box 843 mount barker, sa 5251
0428 817 464
[email protected]
http://www.straydogboatworks.com.au