dakotax3
29th December 2010, 02:11 PM
I have attached some pix of what I am told is a 1913 12' clinker. It is, as far as I can tell, complete and largely restored but needing finishing. To a non-boaty's eyes, it has once had a keel-mounted engine running a shaft through the rear of the keel but has also had an outboard fitted at some time. I tried to take a photo of the copper fasteners but they are a little blurry; they appear to have some sort of internal nut on them. He did tell me their specialised name but I have forgotton. We found it quite heavy to turn over in it's frame when we took these pictures, but still manageable. It has rowlocks and other hardware, various wooden strake-like pieces, 10hp outboard motor, is registered and has an old but registered trailer.
An old fella took on the restoration of two of these a few years ago and they got the better of him. A year or so ago I posted on here one of them that he hadn't started restoring and it has gone onto it's new home, allowing him to concentrate on this one. It didn't happen. This second one has now sat idle for a year or two and he has decided to move it on. Apparently it has significant local history in Inverloch, Gippsland, Victoria.
I have about 15 photos in all and can send them all off if requested. Likewise a contact email for the old fellas son.
I have no interest in this item other than a perfunctory one; I would prefer to see it go to a good home.
An old fella took on the restoration of two of these a few years ago and they got the better of him. A year or so ago I posted on here one of them that he hadn't started restoring and it has gone onto it's new home, allowing him to concentrate on this one. It didn't happen. This second one has now sat idle for a year or two and he has decided to move it on. Apparently it has significant local history in Inverloch, Gippsland, Victoria.
I have about 15 photos in all and can send them all off if requested. Likewise a contact email for the old fellas son.
I have no interest in this item other than a perfunctory one; I would prefer to see it go to a good home.