Classic Australian Wooden Power Boat Association

Hi guys,

After owning a mix of clinker skiffs and runabouts over the years I have recently bought a late sixties Seacraft runabout. The original name of the boat was "Woodja".

Powered by a Holden 202 direct drive with original Seacraft conversion. First time on the water was two weeks ago for a quick spin at Pykes Creek. Have now removed all the interior to replace the carpet throughout. The boat was restored by Peter Adcock quite a few years ago and now needs some attention to the dash and deck along the drivers side. I am also in the process of sanding back inside the hull ready for a fresh coat of paint and tidy up before new gauges, steering wheel and upholstery etc goes in. Will upload some photos shortly.

Look forward to being involved with the club!

Regards,
Adrian
(Geelong, VIC)

Welcome. Have fun with your new toy.

Thanks Dave, some photos attached

Now thats a nice looking bit of kit
cheers and welcome
peter

Welcome Adrian,
saw your boat on gum tree and thought it was a great score! welcome to the world of wooden boats
Nick

Welcome back Adrian.

Very nice indeed. Congrats.

Thanks for the welcome guys, look forward to catching up with you.

Hi Adrian, this boat was actually restored by my father in law in the 80 a with all the hull sheets being replaced at that time, it was called "crafty" the hull is a 15 foot special, not a TS or 170 as it was advertised. The hull was painted blue and later was resprayed green and called woodja, then was called squeeler until recently, the boat has been with various members over the years who have all been members of the SSBOC, there are pics of it on Jeff tulls website which shows it as crafty, hope this helps with a bit of background on the boat, cheers

Nice one Adrian and welcome. Seems you have picked up a bit of a rarity with that one, and now have the benefit of it's history. cheers, Jon.

Cheers Jon,