Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Bit quiet on the Forum at the moment. so thought I'd chuck this pic up. Think I stole it from a Bob Carter post on Facebook. Just reinforces why some prefer to sit in the boat, not on the boat.

Just re-read that ad. Maybe it's just the manifold that he's trying to sell.

Hmmm, so postage is available eh? Interesting username too.

The Independent Power Boat Club is having an event at Taree in May. The following is the advice that Gary Livermore posted on the Ozboats site. An APBA licence is not required for this event. "the i.p.b.c is running a 2 day club weekend on the 30 & 31 may. on the manning river taree. entry ...

Sounds like you're going to be a hydro owner soon Damo. Looking forward to seeing pics.

Generally, boats like racing skiffs don't have water pumps. They're considered to be something else that can go wrong and they soak up a bit of precious power.. Problem is 'though, you have to be careful when you're coming into the bank or doing anything else that requires a slow speed. For any boat...

Damn this weather. They reckon it's going to be Stormy all month.

The pre-auction estimate is about 3 times what I would have thought. Just watch the price of Kombis rise now, even derelict things.

Latest news is that there's almost possible show stopper, but maybe there's a way out. In prepping the boat for Glenmaggie, Terry noticed some white gunk coming out of a crack in the inlet manifold. By way of explanation, the inlet manifold and carburettors are about all that's left of the original ...

Yeah Greg, I'm pretty thrilled about that.
45 years ago we raced there, now we're going back. Same boat, same owner/driver, same shotgun. Must be some kinda record.
Bob W