Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Rosco, Screwed and glued mine. Firstly made a pattern off the false gunwale, redrew them making the arc smaller. Then made up a bending jig (lots of blocks on an mdf base. Steamed the material, pulled them around the jig, clamped until dry. This means the gunwale will be "over bent" let it...

Welcome to the skiff land Ray. The 6 or so years should go by in a heartbeat!
Sorry I missed wetting the sheds head, I had to work.
(I hope the visitor is not in the way)

Darren

Sounds a fantastic event.
My skiff should be fixed then.
Only thing for me is it clashes with the Melbourne Boat Show, which is one of the main events for us in the boating industry.

Darren

Ross,
Earlier boat than mine, that's the David gill skiff flat head dodge.
Darren

Thaat be true matey aargh What about that first run with the runabouts! HiFi and leaping Cheridith now that was hilarious and awesome if it's Possible to have those two together. The crowd were riding every wild leap If you look at it, those guys in Cheridith were equipped with block jackets and a s...

Yes I concur with all comments made. My family and I had a wonderful 4 day break. The crowd numbers and boat numbers should send a sharp wake up call to those involved In organizing some of the other "serious" race meetings. Families want to be entertained! the things bobbing around in the...

Well, We are at Goolwa what a nice place! At the entrance to the town a wall of hay bales simply saying "Powerboats" April 15th. Parked the boat under carport of the house and had quite a number of slow cruising spectators taking pics. Daves doing it tough but he will make it (somewhere be...

Ray, The frightening thing is it won't be big enough in a few months!!

Darren

Try
A Price
1 Grassy Knoll
Riverside Torrumbarry Vic
I'm sure that's how I found it when I looked through the bottom of the empty pot from the Torrumbarry Hotel the last time I was there!
Darren

Rossco there was a story with that skiff of yours. I'm searching the inside of my busy and failing memory to try to remember. Rob from Sydney went to see the boat and the builder before he passed on. way before it appeared on Evil bay. Maybe 8 years ago?? It will come to me. I'll ring when it does. ...