Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Some times the best laid plans of mice and men never come to pass hahha A great Victorian classic now closer for the W.A boys to enjoy - hopefully someone picks her up and finishes what I have not had the time to do - it would not take much. Have had the engine started and she starts first time ever...

Hello Ross, No, boat has not arrived yet - I have phoned a few times now and it was supposed to be here tomorrow Friday 6th but it is on truck on way and should be here by mid next week. Talk about stretch it out. Apparently the boat got towed behind a ute the first 300k's - funny there was no menti...

Hello Pete

Yep saw this one too - I love his comments how the engine should start no probs, lucky its not a four stroke - see one of the pictures where the outboard is having a litlle lie down on his side

Gavin

Hey Bauchy Of the 3 Glen-l plans I have all bottom battens / side battens are notched into the frames - the hartley sportwinn has them nailed /glued the outside of the frame. I like how on the glen - l plans they state to glue 1/4 plywood onto the top of the keel so as to avoid cracking - have a loo...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Timber-runab ... 33777f75de

Must be a really small engine based on the scaling of the young bloke in the cockpit

totally right lads 6mm to light - 9mmm still to light its 12mm min or alternatively its 2 x 6mm laminate http://www.glen-l.com/designs/inboard/rampage-bom.html. The glen-l boats are an easy design to get head around - Rampage looks a great boat. How far into the build are you? Most Glen-l boat build...

Howdy Bauchy, The hartley sportwinn (1950 speed boat) is ahead of its time - light on frames and light on plywood thickness (design is flat bottomish) and the plans state 6mm thick plywood - the Svensons / Chum design which is this boat by all accounts http://www.cawpba.com/CAWPBA/forsale47.htm uses...

Hello Lads,

Geat link to anyone who is interested in increasing their skills / knowledge

http://209.20.76.247/ss/assets/howto-pu ... Repair.pdf

Gavin

This one should really raise some serious interest for those that love this style boat See this link http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item20c595e74c&item=140753889100&nma=true&pt=AU_Boats&rt=nc&si=Xivs1lbl%252FM5luz%252Fs9P4yl1...

Cheers James, Have been looking for a fair while - I have posted some of the previous candidates tonight for anyone looking for a project. I have 2 x holden 202 marinised engines one is set up for a speed boat and the other is for a ski boat - slowly been aquiring them as all projects seemed minus a...