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  Built to Last: The Story of the Shipwrights of Port Cygnet, Tasmania and their Boats 1863-1997
  Built to Last: The Story of the Shipwrights of Port Cygnet, Tasmania and their Boats 1863-1997

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Media: BOOK - paperback, 144 pages
Author: A. Graeme-Evans & P. Wilson
Year: 2005
Other Data: 3rd ed., b&w photos, maps, appendix, index
ISBN: 9781876261368

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What a great heritage there is in wooden boatbuilding in Tasmania. This book serves as a 'must read' for all lovers of boats, and particularly those who appreciate Tasmania's fine traditions in the are of timber boat construction.

The Wilsons of Port Cygnet have been, over the last 134 years, one of the prime movers in the establishment of this most credible reputation. The fact that their boats have been eagerly sought after by boatowners from places as far flung as New South Wales, South Australia and New Zealand is solid testimony to their exemplary skills in crafting a long line of reliable, well structured and extremely fast sketches and schooners, with the odd steamship in between!

Many of the photographs taken by a keen photographer from within the family, have not been widely published before, and so the publication is seen as a major advance and addition to any keen maritime reader's bookshelf. Enjoy the saga!

Contents:
Dedication and Foreword
Introduction and Acknowledgements
1. Early Days - Port Cygnet, 1793-1876
2. Martins Point 1877-1898
3. Robleys Point 1899-1912
4. New Master at the Helm 1912-1946
5. Gardners Bay Revisted 1946-1997
Epilogue
Appendix and Index

 

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