Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Thankyou for the information Ross, have done some more sanding and I have started to find black paint under the brick red paint in places, it would appear that when it was sanded back and painted that the planks have been coated with epoxy because the bare timber has a hard coating on it even after ...

thanks ray hopefully there will be some of the original boat able to be salvaged, I think the majority of the planks will live again, however I don't think there will be many original ribs left. Is there anyone you may know of who could provide more information on woodee? any help would be much appr...

Thanks Dave will keep carefully sanding, hopefully by the time they got to the other side they got a bit lazy and didn't sand it as well and left something there. have got down to the timber and there is traces of white paint which hopefully will reveal a name when it is all sanded and I play join t...

the black skiff has now moved to Deniliquin, I am rubbing it down with wet and dry paper hoping to find something to identify it. unfortunately have only found brick red paint so far and there doesn't appear to be anything under the red, I suspect it has been repainted you can see modern primer unde...

well spotted Dave a 1959 Lambretta FLI 175. I am restoring the body for a client, needs a lot of work as it is very rusty, has only a LH door and I have to build a mirror image of it to make a RH door, very time consuming. If you happen to have a RH door in your shed at home amongst your treasures a...

Good evening all. I thought it was about time I posted some pictures of the Glen - L Thunderbolt I have been building in my spare time. The frames are Fijian Mahogany which I purchased from Mathews Timber in Sydney, $22.00 per metre for a 250mm x 25mm rough sawn plank. The plywood Gussets and engine...

g'day Dave, Do you have the manuals for the engine?. I have them if you need a copy to help you with the mysteries of merlin engines.
you can contact me 0448119749 and I will get your details so I can post a copy to you.
cheers Nathan.

nice to meet you too dave, with a bit of luck the boat should look fairly good, will keep at it and see how I go

I have just joined the club and attended the Nationals, I had a great time and it was nice to meet most of the members, everyone was friendly and I enjoyed seeing all the boats on the water. It is a tribute to everyone who has preserved these boats and saved them from the bonfire. For those of you I...