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History comes alive during the 2021 Maritime Trail, 10 and 11 April 2021, when wooden boat proponents and their suppliers and sponsors share their expertise and passion for craftsmanship and creativity in a restructured event in line with Covid-19 regulations. The Australian Wooden Boat Festival will host the Maritime Trail, showcasing the rich maritime heritage […]
A new breed of timber boats is the speciality of the craftspeople at the Wooden Boat Shop, renowned for classic coastal cruisers that combine timber, traditional techniques and high-tech composites. Based in Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, the Wooden Boat Shop, under the direction of boat builder, Tim Phillips and a team of 22, is […]
The compact offshore racing boat, known as the Globe Mini 5.80, the brainchild of adventurer and sailing legend, Don McIntyre, is taking off all over the world, a DIY kit constructed with plywood and WEST SYSTEM epoxy. The new International One Design Class of plywood, Mini 5.8-metre yachts is aimed at “home builders and adventurous […]
A significant wooden boat rebuild is underway at Denman Marine in Kettering, Tasmania, reviving the 32-foot double-ended ketch known as “Te Rapunga”, and shining a light on the incredible life and philosophy of German-born seafarer and “citizen of the world”, George Dibbern. Meaning “Longing for the dawn” in the Maori language, Te Rapunga was discovered […]
Work has begun on a wooden boat project uniting modern construction and traditional methods and aiming to showcase the enduring appeal and relevance of the Shipwright. In build at The Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin, Tasmania, the vessel, known as the Franklin 29, was designed by Andrew Wolstenholme from the UK. It will feature a […]
ATL Composites is celebrating 40 years of operations, supplying innovative composite products to the marine, automotive, industrial and construction industries in Australia and around the world. Paying tribute to the vision of founder, Arnie Duckworth, who established the business in New Zealand in 1977, and the efforts, expertise and ingenuity contributed by ATL staff over […]
Friends, and business partners from all over the world came together to celebrate the monumental celebration for Gougeon Brothers Inc. at Bay City, Michigan, including our very own directors at ATL Composites; Lorraine Murray and Nicholas Cossich. Over the last 50 years, Gougeon Brothers have grown from a modest boat shop that began experimenting with […]
In February of 2019, the North West School of Wooden Boat Building (NWSWB) will showcase a Haven 12.5 at The MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania. ATL Composites is proud to support this project, by kindly donating WEST SYSTEM products for the build. The project is expected to generate a huge amount of […]
2019 is the 50th Anniversary of Gougeon Brothers Inc, USA. 1969 marked a point in the Gougeon brothers’ careers when they applied all they had learned about wooden structures and epoxy technology to manufacturing—for the first time—a wood/epoxy composite boat. Adagio, the first large, all-epoxy bonded and sealed wooden boat built without the use of […]
ATL Composites will be exhibiting at Booth #307 in the Super Yacht & Marine Pavilion at this year’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show from Thursday May 23rd thru Sunday May 26th 2019. “As a leading supplier of advanced composite materials and engineering to the marine industry for 40 years, we continue to look for ways […]
In February of 2019, the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building (NWSWB) will showcase a Haven 12.5 at The MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania. ATL Composites is proud to support this project, by kindly sponsoring WEST SYSTEM products for the build. NWSWB Chief Instructor, Sean Koomen and a team of highly skilled […]
Selling WEST SYSTEM Epoxy in a retail environment for more than 20 years, the most common question I receive is: Do I really need the Mini Pumps? We’ve all been in a situation where the salesperson is trying to up sell us or has no clue what we really need. In the case of Mini […]
All you need to do is Squeeze! WEST SYSTEM Six10™ is a pre-thickened, gap filling epoxy with a smooth non-sagging consistency that trowels easily – perfect for filling voids and making fillets. Six10 adhesive provides similar characteristics to 105 resin and hardener thickened with 403 Microfibre Blend, but with the advantage of being pre-mixed and […]
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