Classic Australian Wooden Power Boats

Project Boats

The seat was re-upholstered to match the original seat fitted to the boat.

Foot steps were crafted from jarrah and fitted to the trailer.











 

Bob's sons Ross and Michael assisting with lowering the engine in.

 

The engine in place after much pushing and shoving. Bob said everything lined up well.

 

A reconditioned steering wheel from a 1967 Falcon certainly looks
the part .

 

With the engine fitted, the basics such as instrumentation, water plumbing, engine wiring, battery, oil in the gearbox, checking tappets and setting the timing will
soon follow.

And then down down for a photo shoot at Melbourne's Albert Park Lake.

 

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