Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

thats a very interesting resto I can see many similarities between the way that things have been done on that boat and on mine. The cav plate is a similar design although that one it is a bit longer. 6 bolt skeg and also 6 bolt shaft log. The knees for the cockpit are almost identical as is the brea...

tonight in pulling the front deck beams and associated woodwork apart I have come across an address on the underside of some plywood The address is 59 Normanby Rd. There is no suburb written, so of course I googled it and came up with only two in australia. One in South Melbourne and the other in Ca...

busy day today as the engine bearers were already loose/ unbolted I have removed them. Today was the day to make new mounting brackets and then bolted them all together again. They will have to be pulled apart again as I intend to replace the longtitudinal lengths of the bearers with new/ seasoned/s...

here is a couple
hope that they are not too big
They are too big , so I will send them to greg to attach as seems to be a whizz at getting them small enuf
cheers
peter

Handy Hint "Holding an awkward rove." "It sometimes happens that there is an awkward rove which refuses to stay on the nail when trying to rivet up. Hold the rove on with a spare hacksaw blade, allowing the nail tip to poke through the hole at the end of the blade. Rivet a little unti...

Well now I am not only confused but a bit disappointed. I have had it confirmed by Ron that there is every likelyhood that the boat I have bought is not a lewis. I thought that it was a bit suss from the start. I have been pulling things of the boat and am getting a disheartened by what I am finding...

Now that the project is home safe and sound I will give a run down as we go along with the project. So far I have taken heaps of photos and am trying to document what I have got, what is missing and also what needs to be replaced. I have noticed that there are some unusual things about this boat. Th...

I need to replace the breasthook and the quarter knees in the newly acquired boat. Currently they are made from a single piece of Maple : all straight grained. I would like to replace them with what is called a "grown knee". Usually they are made from teatree and the shape is cut out from ...

well we have been north to Bundanoon and picked up the boat!!!!!!! We have not had time to have a really good look at it yet but will make a list once we have had more time It would appear that the boat is planked in plywood except for the sheer strake (top plank) which is in good old Pacific Maple....

I found this site whilst hunting the Web http://bronzeandbrassfasteners.com.au/?gclid=CIy-uuTCuqECFRRUgwodW1cI-w Although they are in Berrima they seem to have branches/outlets in all states thats good but I tried to find a place in the suppliers area but I couldn't seem to work ou where to put them...