Classic Australian Wooden Power Boats
Links
Australian
Alkira BoatshedThe Alkira Boat Building Centre, located in Toronto, NSW. Timber boat specialists. Construction, restoration and design of a large range of boat types. Links.
Australian Wooden Boat Associations
For owners, builders, restorers and lovers of all wooden boats. Includes upcoming events and contacts for other wooden boat associations. Links.
The site to help provide a reference point for your wooden boat needs. The newsletter covers a wide range of stories from across the globe
Website about Hammond Craft boats. Includes the restoration of Miss Australia and more.
Frecheville Heaney Boat Builders
Website of this boat builder/restoration shop in Paynesville, Victoria. Specialists in the repair and restoration of traditional timber leisure craft, power and sail. Work has included Rivas and Christ Craft.
Long established company producing hand made timber pleasure craft
The South Australian Wooden Boat Festival
The official site of the SA Wooden Boat Festival, held at Goolwa. This is an excellent event and should not be missed..
The official site of the NSW Hydroplane Club. Features boat class profiles, boat profiles, club news, race reports and calendar, Links and more.
This site concentrates on older runabouts and outboard engines. Based on a Message Board forum.
Power boat racing in Victoria, since 1948. Includes the (unofficial) APBA Victorian Race calendar.
A great site devoted to the exploits of John Lewis and his "Vulture" boats. There are some very good articles on Australian boat race history from the 70's here.
This is a site for jet boat rides in Tassie, but it has a couple of pages Tasmanian (and Australian) hydroplane history. Click on the Tas Hydroplane History link.
International
An on-line market place for those wishing to sell their classic boat and an information resource for those wishing to purchase a classic.
Antique & Classic Boat SocietyThe home page of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Lots of good information and links here.
Benren's Wooden Boat and Outboard Page
Chris Benfield's page about his 1959 Barbour and its ongoing restoration. Also included are a Q & A page via a bulletin board, outboard motor parts and links.
Dedicated to the Century boat enthusiast, the Century Boat Club offers a forum to exchange ideas, advice and generally share experiences with other Century boat owners. Extensive links.
Web gallery dedicated to the world's limited hydroplanes. Superb photos and good hydro links.
This site is must for those restoring, repairing or just maintaining their Lyman boats. Plenty else here of interest for wooden boat enthusiasts including pictures (power and sail), links, hints, etc.
A new website established to gather together the rare few people around the world who wish to collect, restore or simply play with Old Speed Boats. An international site still being developed. Has its own forum.
Website created by the grandson of Howard Shepherd and the great-grandson of Lloyd Shepherd, founders of Shepherd Boats (Canada), to gather information on the company. News, stories, info, parts, links and more.
Wooden Classics
New European site with advertisements, webshop, directory, How To sections as
well as articles on classic and new classics and more.