The Big Boat Shed

23/06/2025

🛥️ Admin Position Available – Join The Big Boat Shed Team (Cairns)

We’re looking for a reliable and organised Admin Assistant to join our team at The Big Boat Shed in Cairns!

This role is ideal for someone with strong attention to detail, a friendly phone manner, and solid experience in Xero and general bookkeeping.

About the Role:
You’ll be responsible for keeping our front office running smoothly and supporting our day-to-day operations. Duties include:
• Answering phones and managing bookings
• Invoicing customers and suppliers using Xero
• General bookkeeping tasks
• Stock control and ordering

What We’re Looking For:
• Previous admin experience (marine industry experience a bonus, but not essential)
• Confident with Xero
• Organised and proactive
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team

What We Offer:
• Flexible part-time or full-time hours (depending on the right candidate)
• Friendly, down-to-earth team environment
• Unique workplace by the water

If you’re looking for a fresh role with variety and autonomy—and love being part of a local, hard-working business—we’d love to hear from you.

📧 To apply, please email your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected]

07/06/2024

We are delighted to share with you all our new Nautipark Parklift 20T 50” hydraulic slipway trailer! This gives us the ability to haul out catamarans!!
Give us a call to book your winter haulout ☎️

09/01/2024

FOR SALE: 6m work boat
New 150hp Yamaha - 40hrs
Just been fully sand blasted and epoxy painted
Comes with trailer

Anyone interested please message or ring the office

13/12/2023

Well we think we dodged a bullet with TC Jasper tracking slightly more north!
A massive thankyou to the crew who have worked tirelessly for days to haulout and tie down all the boats!
We also had lots of customers and boat owners who came and helped with the preparation, Thankyou! We appreciate the efforts!

CLOSED TODAY:
While the port has remained closed, we have made the decision for the safety of our team, clients and skippers who need to be out on the roads, to remain closed today whilst this weather event passes. Once it is safe to do so, and the port re-opens we will be back on site and the travellift will be running, but in the meantime hope you are all safe and well. It is anticipated we will be back tomorrow morning.
Thank you for your patience at this time

The Big Boat Shed Team

01/06/2022

08/08/2021

As we are all aware, we are in a 3 day lockdown beginning at 4pm August 8th
The Big Boat Shed will be operating under the restrictions and guidelines to fulfill our current haulout bookings.

Please be aware it is now a requirement to wear face masks whilst outside of your home.

Below are some guidelines posted by the Cairns Regional Council:

You must wear a face mask at all times when you are outside your home, including on public transport and when doing non-vigorous exercise unless:

28/07/2021

Splash day for the 43 O’Brien Bounty Hunter after annual maintenance, some teak work and some new wheels! 🤙🏽

22/07/2021

Bottoms Up! lathering the bottom of this 47 with micron AP. Applied at

08/07/2021

Get a brand new bottom system to improve efficiency, longevity and foul retention of your pride and joy! supply only the best!

18/08/2020

We have had The Sheriff in on a massive refit and the Hardcore team are raring to go!
If you want to fish the reef this year on an unreal reborn woodnutt, give Corey a call!

We have had some prime dates become available, you won’t want to miss these. We can customise charters to suit you, and can even offer you the option of having your very own mothership during your charter.