Home built in Sydney Australia – we redesigned a traditional 38′ Hartley South Seas to have a flush deck, centre cockpit with spacious aft cabin – to give us privacy aft and our kids the freedom of a forward cabin. A major feature being the solid dodger protecting us from foul weather, and providing a sanctuary from the elements.
Construction took place in the backyard of a rented three bedroom semi-detached house on Sydney’s north shore. To save money, the third bedroom was leased to a very nice young fellow, the two young boys shared the second bedroom and we occupied the front bedroom which also contained my drawing machine because contract drafting was my business and done in the bedroom.
The local councilman put his head over the back fence when the huge structure was just up and ordered us to immediately halt construction. Seems he thought we needed a permit, but instead of stopping we plowed full speed ahead and presented a plan for completion within six months at the next council meeting. They gave us the go-ahead as long as the neighbors didn’t complain. No-one did. It became a local project with many hands making the work fast. Still, it took three years of seven day weeks to launch.
Do not attempt such a project unless you are willing to work day and night forsaking all social contact.
From 1970 – ’73 Building Banyandah, posted by JackandJude Binder on 6/15/2011 (15 items)
- SYDNEY 1972 Jerome must be a year old, Jason just two. Banyandah’s hull is finished -…
- This would be early in ’71 Banyandah’s bow section behind us. In fact that’s the chai…
- Probably round Christmas ’70
- Very early stage No mesh, only frames held loft and 6mm galvanized horizontal string…
- Looking aft from where the engine sits
- The BIG day We plastered all the hull in one day
- Hull complete April 1972 1340 man hours
- A happy and proud young man Hull complete – We have a boat! Or so we thought!! Could …
- Still in our rented digs where Banyandah was built, so must be ’72 or ’73 – Jerome m…
- The morning of her launching in 1973
- On the road towards her destiny – launch day 1973
- Our hearts were beating triple fast So much work, so high up in the air!
- Banyandah’s first touch of the sea. Who could have known she would sail so very far.
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