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My bid for Crest is 20bux and I will chuck in the wife 3 kids a cat and few ankle biting hairy dogs. Truly bueatiful craft thanks for the pics, used to see the odd lugger around Darwin in the old...

I will get my uncle to make the header tank and heat exchanger hes done heapsof that stuff, easy for him.,
I remember years ago I looked at an old carvel chugger at Lemon Tree Passage she had been...

Think I have a handle on this heat exchanger biz, what your saying is to run a fresh system but replacing the radiator with a heat exchanger and using outside water to cool it, the cooling water...

The use of boat will be mainly just cruising and towing ski tubes, its no race boat and doesnt need to go like a stung cat, I am too old for thrill seeking these days.

Some really nice Lobster boats down in Tassie, I missed out on one some years ago a really nice old 40 footer that was stripped of her fishing gear, and it was cheap too, huon pine hull, gardner...

That is actually a very good reason to not glass the hull, I have just had to dig a rotton transom out of of my little glass runabout, I guess I can dynel tape the inside where needed, I am happy...

I had alook at Rolco tonite I printed of the 250 Ford items and they list a manifold which I think I will go with, there are some other bits I can use too, are engines rigid mounted as in no...

I had a conversation with my uncle who is a retired engineer / toolmaker, he reckons the thrust issue with the Ford is a no worrys thing as the Ford 6 has an internal thrust bearing on the crank and...

Nah raspberries to the out board idea, the plans are for inboard and I want an inboard after having outboards, the direct drive is sounding better, after all one can warm it up on the trailer prior...

I am about to start my own ski boat as well, can I ask what design you are using, I am using the Silver Streak from Build A Boat, I have built a few smaller machines over the years so I have a good...

Some valuable information there specially regarding the manifold heat, the other option I have here is an old set of header pipes I have I can simply fit a pipe case around it to run the water...

I need to get this question out of the way as its one that is bugging me a bit, I am starting on Ski Boat project which is traditional and ply over timber frames etc, I want it to be strong and able...

I am building a traditional ski / runabout which is just short of 16 feet, its a Build A Boat Silver Spray, as I am not much into ripping around the place anymore rather then go for a V8 I have opted...

Thanks troops I appreciate the welcome, I like a nice busy forum.

Hi to all, I am tackling a 16 foot traditional clinker ski boat and reckon this would be a good spot for knowledge and what not.