Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

All most done . Front edge of the rudder has been built up on the rh side and ground on the left hand side to deflect water force of the rudder to hopefully help to take out the strain on the steering and balance the effort on the wheel. The strain on the cable and pulls must have been massive. Have...

Well after the last quick run l had last week after looking at alterations to the rudder and trying to find the solution to the vibration through the steering l found the cav plate deformed and several splits around the rudder shaft. So to day lm making a new one to put back on and modifications to ...

Hi guys sounds like a good idea.

That a kick in the ass
I bet you end up with it, you will make him feel so guilty
He will sell it to you .

Looking forward to the launching of this one

Looking good Bob
Lots of work but it will look good when finished.

Nice work Bob
Will have to pay you a visit soon.

Looking good Bob

After deciding to replace the ss plate under the cav plate l found that the keel and both planks were loose and moving up and down. I found that all the nails were broken off but 1 in each plank and they were loose. Now they have been replaced with screws and a new plate fitted and lock nuts on ever...

A few weeks ago l decided to take a small hook out of the second planks at the stern of Invader from the shaft log back . This was about 3mm over 1 metre . This involves de-roveing the ribs along the planks and installing thin wedges in progressive sizes to force the planks down . The wedges being p...