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ELEANORE in 2009
Eleanore
ELEANORE in 2009
ELEANORE in 2009
Private Collection

Eleanore

Vessel numberHV000308
Vessel Registration NumberME 148
Previous NumberKT 105
Designer
Builder
Date1942
DimensionsVessel Dimensions: 7.92 m x 7.31 m x 2.74 m x 0.46 m (26 ft x 24 ft x 9 ft x 1.5 ft)
DescriptionThe 7.9m long carvel planked vessel was built by Bott, a builder from nearby Sale, Victoria and is believed to have been named DAWN when launched in 1942. The craft includes the deeply curved sheerline, plumb stem, low freeboard and shallow draft which were features of the netboats. It was used to fish for bream and flathead with the registered number KT105, and was a well known fishing boat from Paynesville for many years.

ELEANORE originally carried a gaff rig along with its inboard motor, currently a small diesel engine. ELEANORE is no longer used for commercial fishing, and the current owner has repaired and restored the craft for private recreational use, whilst maintaining its original configuration and structure.
SignificanceELEANORE isa wooden fishing vessel built in Victoria in the 1940s. It is a seventy year old example of the net boats used for over a century on the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria for commercial and later recreational fishing. The net boats are distinct to this area and share some common proportions. The double-ended or canoe stern which is one unusual feature of ELEANORE's design is in contrast to the usual transom stern shape.
BOTTERILL in 2018
J Botterill & Sons
1963
PADDY MCCANN in 2007.
Williamstown Dockyard
1888
RIVERINA in 2008
Henry Day
1935
YVONNE in 2008
Bull Boatbuilders
1948
WINNIE TOO at the Classic and Wooden Boat Festival 2012
A G Williams
c 1942
MALUKA believed to be on the upper reaches of the Hawkesbury River in the 1930s.
CAM Fisher and Sons
1932
KRAIT restored for the 75th Anniversary event on 26th September 2018 at the ANMM wharves.
c 1934
URANA at the Classic and Wooden Boat Festival 2012
c 1911
KATHLEEN GILLETT racing in Gaffer's Day 2004 on Sydney Harbour.
Colin Archer
1939
Janet Iles
White Boatbuilders
1914