Forster Boaties reunion

Postby **Greg** » 09 Jul 2014, 08:16

I thought that these glass bottom/timber top skiffs were built to race as a class in Queensland some years ago. I think they ran 6 cylinders, but the like of older Holdens and Jags. The class sort of died off.

Reklaw · Postby **Reklaw** » 09 Jul 2014, 10:16

Yep, there was a Queensland Skiff class. The hulls are shorter (about 13 foot 6 from memory) and they ran 202 Holdens. Saw one for sale about a year ago for $5500 complete and running. Looks like it's NSW's turn to reinvent the skiff. The one at Forster was doing somewhere around 70 mph and just did everything right.

Postby **rayza1** » 09 Jul 2014, 13:15

I put a link on the site not long ago for one on eBay. Glass hull, timber deck, holden 6

Reklaw · Postby **Reklaw** » 09 Jul 2014, 16:25

The skiff that was for sale in Victoria was not a Queensland Skiff. It was claimed to be a Lewis (aren't they all) but, as far as I'm aware, all Qld Skiffs come off the same mould and it definitely wasn't Lewis. They were done to a formula, I don't think multiple carbs were allowed.

As Crocodile Dundee would say, "Call that a Qld Skiff ?? Now this is a Qld Skiff"

The Spook · Postby **The Spook** » 09 Jul 2014, 17:31

I believe that the queensland skiffs are made from a mold of a wooden skiff which is currently owned by Ray and Annette Goodhew. I have seen the skiff and it is quite exquisite. I cant remember the name of it though.

They are a formula type boat and they all run the same engine and carby, prop and shaft and rudder setup. Also they use a rather large alloy plate at the rear of the hull, almost like a cav plate but not quite. They do run very flat and turn quite quickly. Quite an impressive little class.

Bob

Postby **bootlegger** » 09 Jul 2014, 18:54

Those skiff go well. I had trouble running against them in ff sure.
I k ow we are a strictly wood group but I cant see anything bad with these tribute boats being built.

loco1 · Postby **loco1** » 10 Jul 2014, 10:48

Here you go Dave some more from Forster. Sizing photos for the forum on a laptop using a tourch for backlighting made the task a little more difficult.