Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

right those glass micro baloons are a bit aggrovating, I also tried it with mixing in fine sanding powder so as to immitate the colour of the wood, but it came out looking more like a coffee colour.

I'll try and get my hands on some of that norglass epoxy.

Thanks again

Stu

Hi Dave, well thats awsome!! your making some great progress there. I just wanted to know, which glue did you use. I used HT9000 from international and mixed that powder into it to thicken it up a bit, but am not 100% happy with it because later on you see the white glue, so it's only realy good for...

Congratulation on the new member

all the best

Stu

Hi Dave, you got it, I'm still here..... I will take a few update photo's of my boat project here to show you guys. My problem is ( same as many others) I rack up around 70 hrs a week at work and must of course spend time with the better half and son on the rest of the weekends. I have managed to ha...

Hi ,

well it looks the same as mine (Divine Intervention) and like Jeffs Skidoo. Perhaps Boesch?

Stu

Hi Ray, well I havent been online for about a year or so now, so hello again!. When I rebuilt my 272 it cost me all together a bit over $1200. However I sourced new Pistons and rings (+.040 thou) and Bearings (mains, conrods and so on) from a company in Melbourne (I'll have to get out the reciepts f...

Hi guys, I have a similarly shaped bondwood hull and dont have any problems at idle or planeing. However I have an outer chinerail or double chine and this seems to eliminate this phenomenon. My father bought the boat in the late 60's and built the outer chinerail on there when he rebuilt it back th...

Rayza,

ask Greg for my email and I will send you an article with diagrams for setting up your cooling system.

Till then
Stu