An ammused Bob...building 'Silver Spray' at Neptune Engineering Lavender Bay, circa 1974.J

Past Projects & Bob's Boatbuilding

Blogs, Galleries and Links

This page will be updated with a history of my father Bob Gordon's boatbuilding and history, as well as blogs about past projects I have built or been involved with.

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Bob Gordon's Boatbuilding 1936 - 2005

TO BE UPDATED...Bob started boatbuilding aged 16, with an apprenticeship to boatbuilder John Walker in Rushcutters Bay. After three...

2021 - MORNA / KURRAWA IV rebuild

No yacht in Australia is better known than this magnificent William Fife III designed 65ft gaff cutter. Under two names and two owners...

2020 - Restoration of 14' RANA

In 2020 I spent a delightful few weeks doing a major re-fit of 14 foot RANA. She is a generic Whitehall-style pulling boat built at Ian...

2019 - build TWO BOB, a Joel White 13' Pooduck design

During 2019 while finalising the plans and materials for AUSTRAL I built a version of Joel White's 13' Pooduck. This elegant and simple...

2003-2005 - Building 28' IVY to L.F Herreshoff's design #76

28 foot IVY was constructed to the plans of L.F Herreshoff's 'Solitair' design #76. L. Francis Herreshoff was one of the most famous...

2000-2002, Building AWAY to Fenwick Williams' famous 24' double-ended yawl design

Bob and I built a little boat for ourselves to have some fun in. Constructed with Huon pine planking and spotted gum bottom, frames and...

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