Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Previous photo also shows the manner we pulled a couple of planks back into shape and some dodgy top ones removed. Also the answer to the question,"Where is my beautiful celery top pine knife block?" Needed it for the boat dear! The block had a slot cut into it and it was fitted over the e...

Tasmania has a reputation for bad weather, but believe or not up until I started working on the boat outside we were having a mini drought working towards the real deal. But of course I fixed that by trying to restore the boat outdoors! It was that bad I was thinking about offering my services to no...

Bottom done so why not roll her back upright!

August 2006, close up the bow and laminated strips of celeery we steamed into shape before fixing them and they are also checked into the keel. Also shows the chine board we added to strengthen her up some more.

In May 2006 we had shaped the new keel and started playing around fitting it to the hull.

Thanks Dave, it was a great day, the water that clear you could watch the Flathead swimming to the hook! Bit shocked to see your little skiff for sale, too many toys?

Thanks for the opportunity to compete Nool. I am currently on the beach cleaning the fish we caught 40 minutes by road from Hobart, no one else around, probably only one thing other competitors would not like, we are of course in salt water!
Cheers

Its now January 2006, how time flies when you are having fun! Celery slithers glued and tacked.

I got Johnny Harrord to come out for another inspection. He said, "It looks better everytime I see it." Bloody hell I hope so, and it was only the second time he had seen it! We then routered the joins in the planks to fit celery slithers to the hull.

Amazingly I got the keel (deadwood) off without any problems or damage eg. putting the blockbuster through the hull!

Bruce was very happy with what was underneath, so a bit more cleaning etc and ready to fit a new keel.