I'm pretty certain this is the navy yacht Franklin. Cisco might have even helped in the construction. I had the pleasure of steering her in a race around Jervis Bay about 1975. If your into steel yachts this might appeal.http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Alan-Payne-42ft-Steel-Navy-Yacht-Hobarts-media-survey-sydney-Harbour-No-Reserv-/162385654097?hash=item25cef07151:g:6W0AAOSwo4pYmDoy
I was not involved in construction or fit out but did do an engine service on her 1969 or 70 when she was berthed at Spectacle Island.
Via this web site a consortium of ex Mobis was brought together who bought her for $155,000 a few years ago.
www.ran-skilledhands.org/RAN_SH2_Welcome_Page.html
With so many people having a vested interest in it I predicted it would end up being a bun fight. Looks like that is what happened. Bit of a sad end to a great yacht. Interesting vid of how we were trained back in the day.
That kind of in depth training does not happen anywhere today.
Damn. I was wrong. This is Mobi not Franklin. Franklin was 42 foot and teak. Mobi is 40 foot and steel and a small 40 footer at that looking at the photos.
arhv.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/173711/the-mobi-yacht-nirimba;jsessionid=090289E913D4FA88F4C1126E73EB64AE?ctx=c928e0c1-a01e-475b-a9c7-232a3f9be9a7&idx=0
I am surprised that Johnathan is talking about sheets of bog falling off the hull. The bog must be masking damage or repairs that have happened over the years.
When she was built at Nirimba the plates would have been perfectly rolled and no bog applied before she was originally launched.
It goes to show that no matter how well built a steel yacht is, without full time maintenance of paint work rust will take over.
A good video. I reckon it was early 60s, the Venoms were last at sea on MELBOURNE in about 1965/66.
I was going to join NIRIMBA at the end of 1969 but my parents insisted I matriculate first. I joined in 1972 as aircrew so got to spend my life in the Navy flying rather than maintaining.
That video was almost enough to make a person nostalgic ..... could almost hear people calling out "focus Marks"
Ramona, she was named Nirimba, but built by MOBI's ..... and did enjoy sailing on her and Franklin, think Franklin was my fav tho
enjoyed vid ... and yes Cisco, our training was second to none, I have a laugh each time I have to do the AMSA fire course and think of the DC and Fire training we got there.
Absolutely, agree with both M'birds and Cisco's comments, the closure of Nirimba was another stupid decision by the government/defence whoever and the change from Rat Struc to Failstruc (oops Sail Struc) and the change with training was equally as dumb.
With 2 sons who went thro' the "new" style of training one at Cerberus and the other at Wagga (birdies sent there for training) it has all gone backwards ..... maybe that is progression or just us getting older. But it has become the basis of the National Broad-based training system that TAFEs use now.
What do my kids say, "double redundant" dad.
Am amazed how many of the guys at sea as Chief Engineers are/were products of Nirimba, maybe I shouldn't be.