by The Captain | Jul 21, 2022 | All Stories, Captain's ships
Clayton McDiarmid says this Haines Hunter V17R hot rocket is his first and last rebuild — but the effort to get his perfect ride was all worth it. THE CAPTAIN: We’ve never heard of Boyne Island — please explain. CLAYTON: It’s a small, peaceful coastal...
by The Captain | Oct 12, 2021 | All Stories, Project boats
The Captain’s Shark Cat Julie Anne gets a soft touch. She’s gone from basic to bling, decked out with new EVA flooring from Deck Armour and new retro-style seat coverings handcrafted by Matt Robinson from Maroochy Marine Covers. THE DECK When it came to picking...
by The Captain | May 9, 2021 | All Stories, Project boats
It’s been 12 months since we last reported on the Nub Tub. Since then, Jack has put a sizable dent in the Long Reef kingfish population and Alli has been working on her long, sun-kissed locks. The salty duo even made it wide to the tuna grounds, but ended up drowned...
by The Captain | May 9, 2021 | All Stories, Captain's ships
The Captain’s crew never planned on buying a Shark Cat. The next project boat was supposed to be a Flybridge in the 23ft–26ft range. But Jack made two mistakes. The first was leaving Trav in charge. The second was giving him a $40,000 budget to play with. Trav set out...
by The Captain | Jul 26, 2019 | All Stories, Project boats
The Nub-Tub is finally ready for the fit-out phase. We take her to the experts at Johnson Bros Marine who say, “We’ve never seen anyone want to fit this much shit to a 4.5m boat in our lives.” Trav and his cohort of contractors have slogged away on the base for three...
by The Captain | Dec 5, 2018 | All Stories, Project boats
The Nub Tub gets a flash new glass-encrusted Thermo-Lite floor. The Captain has a declaration to make to all future Whitepointer owners. The 445F project boat known as Nub Tub , sitting in the Whitepointer factory in Cann River among the eucalypts is not the reason...
by The Captain | Mar 13, 2018 | All Stories, Project boats
Time to rip and strip Nub Tub, the Captain’s Haines Hunter 445F back to bare bones before building her back up to survey class, courtesy of Erick Hyland from Whitepointer glass boats in Cann River, Victoria. Erick shares his version of events… The...
by The Captain | Jan 22, 2018 | All Stories, Project boats
The Captain goes in search of a fuel tank for the Nub Tub, their custom Haines Hunter 445F project boat. In the backblocks of Williamstown they find a man of steel, Kane McQuarrie from McQuarrie Fabrications. Picking a fuel tank is harder than picking a good rum. For...
by The Captain | Mar 14, 2017 | All Stories, Project boats
The Captain’s crew takes two steps forward and 445 steps backward on the project boat rebuild. Nathan Laidlaw, master craftsman at Boat Box, seen below chopping like an ’80s rock star, gave The Captain’s crew a crash course in filling and fairing holes...
by The Captain | Sep 14, 2015 | All Stories, Project boats
If there are fish on the chew, there’s usually a Haines Hunter 445F prowling nearby. These classic consoles might look like a bathtub, but their reputation as a giant killer is legendary. They’re as stable as an old gum tree, ride the waves like a Malibu surfboard,...
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