"Ned Trewartha is one of the rare true shipwright artists. His boats have Soul. All good boats seem somehow to be more than the sum of their parts and Ned's especially have a real quality which sets them apart. They make one think: 'I want this boat!". (Iain Oughtred March 2011)
"Ned is a traditional wooden boat builder, specialising in custom made wooden boats under 20ยด. We can build to any design using solid timber or plywood. Clinker or carvel construction. A man attuned to the painstaking details that make a wooden boat sing. Ned was of the first graduates of the Shipwright's Point School of Wooden Boat Building diploma course. " ref:https://nedtrewarthawoodenboats. Com. Au/neds-story
This first sailing dinghy built by the master craftsman Ned Trewartha, named after the builder "Ned"
"Ned" presents in excellent condition, as the recent photos show, and comes with a usable yard trailer, custom built oars, spars and gunter sail, and a custom built boat cover.
Stern and transom: Huon Pine, Knees : Grown Huon Pine, Keel, keelson, ribs, centre case, Thwart risers, gunwales, Rudder :Celery Top Pine, Fastening : Cooper Nails and roves, Rig : Unstayed Gunter rig, Spar: Oregon
A great rowing dinghy and sails easily with its gaff rigged gunter sail.
This boat allows the owner to appreciate some of the best aspects of well built wooden sailing dinghies of the past.
Region
Queensland
Vessel Location
Wide Bay/Hervey Bay Region Tin Can Bay QLD
Reference
NED
Launch Year
2005
Designer
Ned Trewartha
Builder
Ned Trewartha
Length
10' 0" - 3.05m
Beam
4' 6"
Draft
~6-8 "
Hull Material
Timber Hull planking and Thwarts (King Billy Pine)
Covers
Custom Built Boat cover
Sail Inventory
Gunter sail
Mast / Rigging
Gaff rigged
Deck Gear
Centreboard, tiller, foot rests, oars and pars
Remarks
Opportunity to purchase one of the great sailing dinghies of the past. In very good condition