Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Nope, all good here in the U.S.

Something to think about while you are getting better. Could be a good set up for the Rhonda skiff project I think you have a spare engine laying around somewhere.

Runabout. The rules for the runabout class championship racing were that two people had to be in the boat with the driver fwd of the engine and the exhaust had to exit out through the transom. Various engine sizes also divided the class for different championships. Skiffs. These were basically raced...

"Wendy" The only Wendy that I ever saw racing was a Everingham skiff race by Jack Lewitz. I believe she was smashed when being run over by the skiff "Trigger" driven by is friend but arch racing rival Laurie Marshall during a championship weekend at Cabarita. During this incident...

Now for some more information. " Mooneyes" as mentioned previously if memory serves me well Bill Warner raced a skiff called Apache Chief in the late 50s and early 60s. During the 1961 or 1962 Manning River Aquatic festival Championships (memory lapse here) the boat broke in half. Bill aft...

Trying not to change the thread, but firstly a very good job Dave on the restoration of Rhonda Babe 2. As for the length of the fore deck it is because this boat is a lot longer than a traditional Lewis Skiff. The original Arthur Baker Rhonda Babe 1 was built to be as far as possible the same dimens...