Bagnall Boatbuilders ltd.

During my course I worked at Bagnall Boatbuilders ltd with Geoff Bagnall and Jason Bagnall. Father and son.This was my first job in boat building and a really good experience. My job was all the odd jobs here and there in the beginning. Later I was laminating, building, filling, sanding, coving, painting, saturating. etc. I was only a part-time worker working Thursdays and Fridays. I have learned allot working for Bagnall Boatbuilders working on Dugong, the 12m launch designed by Geoff Bagnall. Building boats at UNITEC you can rely on your class mates to help you out here and there. Working at Bagnall Boatbuilders I was working alone. This wasn't a problem because I can work alone and well with others. I liked working alone because I set my own goals to what I wanted to achieve by the end of the day and getting my work done. At UNITEC I worked as part of the team and occasionally taking on leading tasks. It was definitely a good learning experience for me and I took great pride in my work. I have gained some skills in my course and working for Bagnall. Now I would like to apply my skills and develop them to show my worth in the future working as an apprentice boat builder.

here are some photos of the boat :

The boat was finally finished and Dugong was launched. The new owners were pleased with the boat and with the excellent craftsmanship Geoff Bagnall and Jason Bagnall have put in: