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23FT VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN SPEEDBOAT
Estimated price for orientation: 9 995 $
Category: Motorboats
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23 FT 1920'S VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN SPEEDBOATTHIS BOAT WAS BUILT IN NEWCASTLE IN THE 1920'S OF FULL LENGTH AUSTRALIAN CEDAR PLANKING.THE BOTTOM IS DOUBLE PLANKED AND THE TOPSIDES ARE BATTEN SEAMED.IT WAS SHIPWRIGHT FITTED WITH A NEW SOLID MAHOGANY DECK AND COCKPIT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO..IT WAS FITTED WITH A FULLY REBUILT FRESHWATER COOLED FORD 351 V8 AND GEARBOX ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD MINIMAL USE.AT THAT TIME A NEW PURPOSE BUILT TRAILER WAS PURCHASED.AS WELL ALL NEW UPHOLSTERY WAS FABRICATED.THE BOAT HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE DURING ALL THIS TIME.THE BOAT AT SOME POINT WAS FIBREGLASSED ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS PRESERVED THE BOAT TO A LARGE EXTENT.THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO TO GET THIS BOAT INTO TOP USABLE SHAPE BUT THE ENGINE STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE.THE TRAILER AND BOAT ARE REGISTERED. BOAT REGO NUMBER NOT TRANSFERRABLE.THERE WAS NOTHING AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL LIKE THIS. THERE WERE ONLY MODERN DAY REPLICAS.THIS IS A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT BOAT. THERE IS NO DOUBT IT IS A GENUINE 1920'S DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED VESSEL.PLEASE DONT ENQUIRE OR BID UNLESS YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING THIS ON. IT WILL SOON BE 100 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS AN EMPATHETIC CUSTODIAN.PRICE REFLECTS A FRACTION OF COSTS TO DATE. PERSONALISED REGO NUMBER 27 N IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE.PAYMENT BY PAYPAL OR BANK DEPOSIT ONLY WITHIN THREE DAYS[72 HOURS] OF SOMEONE PURCHASING.PICK UP NORTH SHORE SYDNEY
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| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition |
23 FT 1920'S VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN SPEEDBOATTHIS BOAT WAS BUILT IN NEWCASTLE IN THE 1920'S OF FULL LENGTH AUSTRALIAN CEDAR PLANKING.THE BOTTOM IS DOUBLE PLANKED AND THE TOPSIDES ARE BATTEN SEAMED.IT WAS SHIPWRIGHT FITTED WITH A NEW SOLID MAHOGANY DECK AND COCKPIT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO..IT WAS FITTED WITH A FULLY REBUILT FRESHWATER COOLED FORD 351 V8 AND GEARBOX ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD MINIMAL USE.AT THAT TIME A NEW PURPOSE BUILT TRAILER WAS PURCHASED.AS WELL ALL NEW UPHOLSTERY WAS FABRICATED.THE BOAT HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE DURING ALL THIS TIME.THE BOAT AT SOME POINT WAS FIBREGLASSED ON THE OUTSIDE. THIS HAS PRESERVED THE BOAT TO A LARGE EXTENT.THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO TO GET THIS BOAT INTO TOP USABLE SHAPE BUT THE ENGINE STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE.THE TRAILER AND BOAT ARE REGISTERED. BOAT REGO NUMBER NOT TRANSFERRABLE.THERE WAS NOTHING AT THE AUSTRALIAN WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL LIKE THIS. THERE WERE ONLY MODERN DAY REPLICAS.THIS IS A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT BOAT. THERE IS NO DOUBT IT IS A GENUINE 1920'S DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED VESSEL.PLEASE DONT ENQUIRE OR BID UNLESS YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING THIS ON. IT WILL SOON BE 100 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS AN EMPATHETIC CUSTODIAN.PRICE REFLECTS A FRACTION OF COSTS TO DATE. PERSONALISED REGO NUMBER 27 N IS NOT TRANSFERRABLE.PAYMENT BY PAYPAL OR BANK DEPOSIT ONLY WITHIN THREE DAYS[72 HOURS] OF SOMEONE PURCHASING.PICK UP NORTH SHORE SYDNEY