Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Back on track. A great day for painting.

Alan wrote:Very nice, how close are the neighbors again?

Zoomies aren't that loud are they?

A little side tracked today. Got the hydraulic dyno in place. With some modification work I'll be able to load test my engines and set them up properly. Thanks Ross for the help.

I've had to move onto other things as I ran out of paint for the planks to be done before fitting them in place. Now I'm getting other planks made up as well as making a start on repairing the last plank that will be left in place. 356548876_1010198620426024_6346414146460972886_n.jpg 356553809_12150...

Ha, that stuffs clean compared to a bloody diesel engine.

Ok I'm in the land of discovery again as I'm ripping more planks off. I've finally unearthed the repair job done on a plank after the boat sank on the Cooks river up in NSW way back in the past. I've also come across a massive lump of timber in the bow section. I couldn't believe how much it's on th...

Looks great Bob. You're getting ahead of the game doing it that way.

I'm pretty sure I'll be there. Max Curtis has committed to going also. I'm sure more will as we get closer to the date.

Finished fairing in the last reverse plank to the stem today. The reverse planks don't meet at the keel and stem at an even point relative to side to side, but that's the way it was originally. I have improved on it a little though.

Paul SA wrote:Looking good but you had better get cracking Narrandra is only 4 months away

You're a task master Siddall. Sadly it doesn't get any quicker than this.