2021, We are now open!
From all of us at DFWB we hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!! We are now open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30. Stay tuned for some exciting things to come this year!
Elysium 28 completed
All of us at Duck Flat Wooden Boats are very proud to announce the completion of Clare Elaine the Elysium 28, she looks stunning in her Herreshoff Green and Teak gunnels. We are looking forward to seeing her on the water in the next few weeks and to put her through her paces. Like all…
Elysium 28 nears completion
We are in the final stages of our all new Elysium 28 build, destined for Port Adelaide! Painting will be finished in the coming week then its onto the fun part of installing all the systems, final fitment of the roof, motor, electrics etc. This has been an exciting project for all the team here…
Elysium 28 progress
Progressing well in collaboration with Ross the DFWB – Elysium 28, as you can see hull completed sole fitted and roof under construction, The client has been visiting and is excited with progress and looking forward to a Spring launch. We have been working with the client on his specific fit-out needs and are now…
Mundoo 8.3 new build
Duck Flat Wooden boats are excited to announce in colaboration with Ross Lillistone its new Riverboat design the Mundoo 8.3. After setting some high expectations in performance, functionality and asthetics we are pleased to say that we have been able to meet these challanges on all fronts. In parallel we have been working with a…
Iain Oughtred Auk completion
Firslty, Happy New Year to you all, hope you had a great break. We are proud to announce that the “Auk” is finished and here is the finished product, ready for her trip to her new family in Brisbane. Very pleased with the rig and bronze fittings which really set off the bright work.
DFWB-Lillistone collaboration
Duck Flat Wooden Boats is very excited to announce a collaboration with Ross Lillistone, a preeminent Australian boat designer for the development of a range of sail and motor boats. We invisage developing boats to surpass the needs of both amateur and professional boat builders through innovation in design and development. To start we are…
Iain Oughtred Auk completion
Another one of Iain’s gorgeous designs the “Auk” This one was built by a client of ours, started back in 2007. A lovely job Richard has done, she’s been handed over to DFWB for completion, ready for Christmas in QLD. She’ll be finished in an Off white 2 pack for the hull and Perfection Plus…
Duck Flat builds a tugboat for Marino Playground Adelaide
DFWB have been approached by Marion council to build a replica Tug boat as a centre piece for their Marino playground. Working with Council we have been able to develop a quirky design meeting safety requirements. We are looking forward to seeing this boat on the sand!!!
Iain Oughtred – Acorn 15’
This little beauty was built as part of our 2014 Night class. The hull and some internal structure made the 6 month course a very satisfying and enjoyable experience. The boat was then finished off in the Duck Flat workshop. Hull planking is 6mm Gaboon ply, solid timber is Fijian Mahogany. Paint was finished with…