tazzieman Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 I've got a 1980 one , but nothing special. Unlike this! Scott930 and Mick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 Rolls up in the first Lambo to cruise a Lambo powered Riva boat I may aswell just shoot meself now and get it over with! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 I have been slowly restoring a 1955 Lewis 272 Y block, Clinker hull, Mahogany planked speed boat built By the Lewis Brothers in Tarren Point NSW, Hopefully it will look something like this when finished; The Boat in the picture is owned and restored by Bob Carter,My boat is of the same design. ByronBayChris, tazzieman and Scott930 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 Um, WOW! That's all I've got... I love wooden speedboats - they're the coolest things ever. Riva & Chris Craft are just the best. I'd donate an agate for one.We've been into boats and skiing since I was a young kid (dad had a red multiflake Camero 2+2's, one of only 2 built, that he used to tow with his silver Hemi Pacer. My dad was, and still is, very cool). We used to go to Murray Bridge back in the day, and there were heaps of timber speedboats around back then, including a pretty high powered clinker skiff called Leaping Lena. Like this. http://www.cawpba.com/CAWPBA/readerboats/Alf/alf 02.jpgOnly a few years ago, when I had my boat, we went to Murray Bridge for the day. There was a dude there that had a restored timber Everingham with an Olds Rocket engine. That thing was amazing. Tazz, show us a picture of yours. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 2January, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 Tazz, show us a picture of yours.Ours is a beamy old thing that's got us to and from our "Bonny Doon" shack on the island south of Hobart since 1998.It's seen some appalling squalls and other incidents , but is still with us like an old Land Rover, sentimentality keeps it here.The motor shat itself twice (PO clearly didn't flush it each use) and the kids called the boat the Orange Roughy. Fat , ugly, stinky. The new Suzy is smooth as.The boat used to have acres of fake wood panelled chipboard (70s orange and brown) and was a true 1/2 cab. No plans to restore it or backdate it into a Riva or similar! I might do a flash mahogany boat one day. Seen some fine ones at the biannual wooden boat festival in Hobie. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 (edited) Yes Lots of good boat related tips on CAWPBA, Good bunch of people also very helpfull and a good skipper with Greg at the helm There's a beautyfull Skiff 4 sail on the site now its a Fearsome Beast Edited 2January, 2016 by tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 There's a place not far from me, in Mount Barker, called Duck Flat Wooden Boats. They build and restore all types of timber boats. They do some amazing work there. You can do a boat building course with them where you select a project and build it during the classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 2January, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 (edited) Vintage boats are often pricier than vintage cars. Real mahogany is an endangered species for a start.They articled this in Octane a while back. Edited 2January, 2016 by tazzieman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 (edited) Very nice but only a toy compared to our own V12 Merlin "Aggressor" :"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ub0hwAPiidM" Edited 2January, 2016 by tomo spelling LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 2January, 2016 Report Share Posted 2January, 2016 Crikey! tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 3January, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 3January, 2016 Very nice but only a toy compared to our own V12 Merlin "Aggressor" :"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ub0hwAPiidM" Indeed , put a 27 litre aero engine in anything and it kind of "goes"!You wouldn't be too welcome on Lake Como though. And it would make an oily mess of any mahogany decking! tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 3January, 2016 Report Share Posted 3January, 2016 Now you've got me started looking at vid's on Youtube. tazzieman and tomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Speedway Posted 3January, 2016 Report Share Posted 3January, 2016 Well how about that!I have been away from my computer for the past month restoring a 1966 Australian built speed boat called a Filam. 292 Y Block V8. Hardly ever used in the past 50 years.I'll post up pics tonight.These boats are fast becoming the new "Collectable". Classic old machines with classic lines. Can be picked up for a song at the moment. tazzieman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 3January, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 3January, 2016 . Classic old machines with classic lines. Can be picked up for a song at the moment.Which song did you use?https://youtu.be/ZmUlKPthragTry & get that out of your head the rest of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 3January, 2016 Report Share Posted 3January, 2016 (edited) Depends on the origanal boat builder to determine there collectability and value.Some of the more popular Aus/ built speed boats are Lewis Bros,Jack Eddy , Goldsbrough, Everingham, Simpkin, Traegers, Eddycraft, Seacraft, most of these builders were active in the 50tys Edited 3January, 2016 by tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 4January, 2016 Report Share Posted 4January, 2016 I would sell my proverbial soul for an Aquarama. Have only ever seen one in the flesh (in Istanbul) but it was love at first site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 4January, 2016 Report Share Posted 4January, 2016 I would sell my proverbial soul for an Aquarama. Have only ever seen one in the flesh (in Istanbul) but it was love at first site.A few years ago my wife bought me one of these models from somewhere, not ebay, for my birthday. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chris-Craft-Runabout-20-Handcrafted-Speedboat-Model-NEW-/141843546455From memory, it was a 1/12 scale Chris Craft, about 22 inches long, but not this exact model, and nearly $500 worth. But after 3 months waiting it never arrived. She did eventually get the money back. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Speedway Posted 5January, 2016 Report Share Posted 5January, 2016 Which song did you use?https://youtu.be/ZmUlKPthragTry & get that out of your head the rest of the day No. It was this actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwYQgk05DY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 5January, 2016 Report Share Posted 5January, 2016 No. It was this actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwYQgk05DYThat was really uncalled for. Why did you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 23January, 2016 Report Share Posted 23January, 2016 Not exactly vintage, and probably should be in the WTF is that thread, yet thought I'd post it here Same bloke as the creator of 'Passair' in the Barbeque thread, this was an old speedboat attached to a beetle pan and air cooled engine dubbed 'Luftwasser' I was a passenger in it around Philip Island track, and it was hilarious! tazzieman, Shady Speedway and tomo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 24January, 2016 Report Share Posted 24January, 2016 (edited) I recently came across this picture of my dad's old boat. That's not me in the foreground.http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y383/fuchsfamilyphotos/Dads Boat_zpsfjuiovcp.jpg Edited 24January, 2016 by Stew F One day I'll get the hang of posting images. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted 26January, 2016 Report Share Posted 26January, 2016 Wow, what a great topic, we had a sea raft many many years ago, then progressed to a 16ft skicraft with a 327 chev which I remember watching chug away across Bonnie Doon bay on fire, whilst I stood there holding the other end of the ski rope...!! Then we started some ski racing in a 19ft Flightcraft Concorde with a V driven 454 in the back......fast as, but fragile so plenty of weekends on the bank fixing the thing......great memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBRUT Posted 26January, 2016 Report Share Posted 26January, 2016 Is a canopy or other sun shade available for boats of this style/era? (Asks the fair skinned ranga) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 4February, 2016 Report Share Posted 4February, 2016 (edited) Some of the crew adapt this type of thing;http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-Bow-1-5m-1-7m-Blue-Boat-Bimini-Top-Canopy-Cover-With-Rear-Poles-Sock-/251929229178?hash=item3aa826f77a:g:OpwAAOSw5VFWKa4LAnd use this type of attachment to anchor it;http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2x-180-Degree-Swivel-Mount-Holder-For-Fishing-Ski-Speed-Boat-Sun-Shelter-Cover-/351546829537?hash=item51d9d2eae1:g:198AAOSwT6pVpmLE Edited 4February, 2016 by tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 27March, 2016 Report Share Posted 27March, 2016 Wow tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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