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Screamin' Eagle III is an
Everingham skiff built in 1968 for Ian Harvey of Victoria.
The boat was raced with a variety of engines during its racing career. The engines ranged from a Waggot Holden in the 155 ci class to a Repco Brabham V8. The boat had a reasonably successful racing career in the hands of Harvey, as well as other drivers such as Ron Hull and Col Winton. After tracking the boat down in Melbourne in 2001, Paul Siddall obtained the boat in February 2002 and took it back to South Australia for restoration. When obtained, the hull was being converted to a runabout, with a forward cockpit being installed. Paul completed restoring the boat back to its original configuration in 2002. A 6 cylinder Holden 138 ci motor was eventually chosen to power the craft.
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The caption to the photograph on the left read
"Ron Hull displays his typical 'mild to wild' driving style while
pushing Ian Harvey's 155 c.i. skiff SCREAMIN EAGLE to the ragged
edge". The photos on the right was taken in 1969, when running a Brabham V8 at speed |
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After many years in hiding, the "Eagle has
landed".
The boat at its new home in South Australia |
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Waiting for a new engine
Initially, the chosen power in the form of a
283 Chev |
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Deck removal begins |
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Decking and bulkheads removed and retained as patterns |
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Engine comes out to allow hull work to begin |
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Paint stripping is a long and tedious job |
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Stripped (left) and sanded (right) |
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A thinned down combination of paint and stain was applied with a rag |
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First coat of varnish on - only 10 to go Looking good |
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Hull flipped back over and internals cleaned , sanded and repainted |
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Cockpit, bulkheads and engine bay frames built up
and fitted.
Silver Ash was the timber used. |
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Deck being fitted up. |
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Mahogany ply was chosen for the deck |
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Deck nearly ready for varnish |
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Plugs are in and sanded |
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Varnish going on and bringing out the mahogany colour |
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Varnish application continues |
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Cockpit dash ready for instruments
King plank fitted and bringing up the |
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Trailer as received The paint stripping begins |
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Sanded back ready for paint Paint completed |
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Paint was matched to the hull colour |
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The hull back on its trailer, ready for its trip to the signwriter. No stick on lettering for this boat |
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The name and graphics are first outlined |
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White paint applied first, then the black |
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Then the yellow lettering and other signage Trailer signage and detailing completed |
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New upholstery fitted and dashboard finalised |
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Completed and back on the trailer and engine fitted |
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The boat ran beautifully first time out |
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A deserving restoration to a pedigreed boat |
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