The "MISTREATED" Album; SKICRAFT HISTORY

                                           G'day, 3 more shots from a visit to the Skicraft factory:
                                           The guys laying up hulls in the factory
                                           Some modifacations being made to a 19ft Stephens
                                           An early model Sprint readied for racing in 6cyl class
                                           Regards,
                                           Garry

the "MISTREATED" album; 'MISTREATED Ski Racing' ....(aka "SIROCCO IV") ...(aka "CLEVELAND EXPRESS")

Here's another ripper from Garry's repertoire of magic boats. Beast is/was a Skicraft Interceptor II running a stinking hot 302 Cleveland feeding from 4x dual-throat downdraught Webers. Originally purchased from A.R. Marine in Vic., where she was raced by A.Revelle in the 5.2ltr class before he stepped up to the unlimited's (possibly the other A.R. Interceptor we seen in a random post previously?) Garry hauled her home across the Nullarbor to W.A. where the 'Mistreated' team raced her throughout the 80's. ...Too cool!

                       *** "MISTREATED" >> aussieskiboats.blogspot.the-mistreated-album
                       *** SHEPIROCRAFT >> aussieskiboats.blogspot.gaz-struck-gold
                       *** "VALTEL-LINA" >> aussieskiboats.blogspot.mistreated-album-valtel-lina
                       *** Skicraft factory >> aussieskiboats.blogspot.mistreated-skicraft-factory

Thanks Gaz ,great pics mate.

the "MISTREATED" album; SKICRAFT FACTORY

A long way from home for Garry on this trip to the Skicraft factory back in the good old days. I'm guessing it's the original sheds in Edelmaier St. Bayswater soon after they shifted operations from the home garage in Wantirna. ...Out of state plates on HQ lead me to believe that could be Gazz's ride ?? Ripper pic mate!

the "MISTREATED" album

It's 1978 ...Gazz strolls into Hayway Marine in Perth and slaps down his dough for this spankin Camero Farina complete with three 'O eight mid-mounted cubes of Holden's finest .....Happy days indeed!

Oye! ...get ya eyes off the top pic and check out the rest of the 'MISTREATED' album ;) ...more to come.

the "MISTREATED" album; "VALTEL-LINA"

Regulars will definitely recall Garry's impressive gold Shepirocraft we looked at last month. From there we head right back to the beginning of his album to the boat that started it all, the lovely "VALTEL-LINA", named so after the beloved homeland were Garry's father learnt his woodcraft.
The family wood works business was located right next door to Pacemaker in Inglewood W.A., manufacturers of small pleasure craft from the 60's through to the 80's. Her bare fibreglass hull was obtained in a trade for timber before Dad built the beautiful wooden deck and fitted her out with a Falcon 170 Pursuit motor brought new from Ford complete with Tawco marinising and dog box. Absolutely beautiful!

                                  *** Shepiro >>> aussieskiboats....gaz-struck-gold

GAZ STRUCK GOLD

                                                                            IN THE BUILD

born again... first test on the dam.

enjoying the fruits of their laour ...Blackwood River, Augusta W.A.

"I hunted down this 1978 Shepirocraft Sabre mid-mount with a 308 Holden near Frankland in the south west of WA last May.

Full strip down and rebuild over several months, she got wet again for the first time in February."  

Your a man of great taste Garry! Respectfully restored as close as possible to her original colour and spec for that 'just the way she was' look...a classy act.