Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

A couple of action shots

Times up got to return the borrowed bits to the pigeon but not before one last run, lots of potential with a proper manifold and carby!!

Yep Bob cut 4 inches off the stern of Turbo Fire when restored so good observation mate if it was original it would be the same distance!!

Thanks for the discussion and points made. While I agree with everyone you may have missed my point! Turbo Fire and Torea are Lewis sister’s and have their props well away from the skeg possibly being a design oversight or unknown issue back in the day? I wonder if Electric Girl has the same issue D...

Bugger sorry Greg just when I thought I knew what I was doing!???

Ahoy all!! I can happily and more importantly report my first water trial/test went surprisingly well!! Original owner/builder Grant Lovell told me he always had trouble getting it on the plane? Must of been the prop? The one I’m using put her straight on the plane no problem. What also surprised me...

Hi Ross. Yes mate probably more swept back than original I have been communicating with Bob Carter, it appears it was possibly an old school unknown factor back in the day?? I have attached Bobs last text for info, cheers mate

While I’m on a roll I have messaged Bob Carter re Turbo Fire being Toreas twin, after that I looked up Turbo Fire under readers boats site on web page and there you go!

Now there’s the problem!!! But what is weird the new skeg is where the old one was and the cav plate is original which dictates rudder location. I currently running a two blade prop with roughly 130 mm blades and a rough measure means I can bring it 40 mm forward before I start chopping holes in the...

Ahoy all, some years ago I remember reading where best to locate prop. I believe the consensus back then was to have it about a fist clearance between prop and rudder. I did this and recently posted a video of Torea running on the trailer. Steve Moritz (bit of a prop guru who has done props for Whoo...