Classic Australian Wooden Power Boats
Reader's Boats
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Viteau is a Len Hedges design, drawn up in 1961. The 16 footer was built to these plans by a gentleman in Mt Gambier, SA, in 1965. |
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The boat was found by owner Chris Schaeffer 2007. Although in reasonable condition, the boat still needed a total restoration |
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The restoration was carried out over a 12 month period. |
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The original 179 ci Holden 6 cylinder was replaced with a 350 ci Chev V8 |
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While the restoration work was done in SA, Chris has since moved to northern NSW |
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The boat has had a superb fit out, with plenty of jarrah being used |
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The photos here do not do the boat justice |
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Chris uses the boat as often as he can, but not as often as he'd like |
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Viteau performs extremely well, with the Chev offering plenty of grunt |
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First outing after restoration |