FALLEN SOLDIERS ...The POTTS FAMILY Album

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out & about; The Potts Family Album

Big thanks again to our roaming S.A. stalwart Mal who is always quick to snap spotted classics. More coming :)

Roaming Around .......pt4

Be sure to click on the 'Potts Family' label at the bottom of this post to see the complete album so far, lots of goodness including this schmick Farina below.

"TORMENTA"

Sparkling like a star isn't she! Rapt to hear from Tim, the proud new owner of "TORMENTA". Hard to believe this Murray Princess is near 30 years old ...still looks spankers! Great that she has found a very appreciating home that promises to love and look after her every bit as finicky as her previous skipper. Be sure to click on these pics (enlarge) to see just how awesome that shine is.

                  "TORMENTA" back in April >> aussieskiboats.blogspot.the-potts-family-album-tormenta-

more ROAMING AROUND ...........the Potts Family album

I'm starting to think there's more speed boats per capita over in south Oz ....all bloody ski mad :)
More of Mal's ripper pics coming soon, check out the complete album until then ...especially that gorgeous golden Farina. Click on label below.

*** Send in those pics peoples, show us whats out there   \\m// ~.~ \\m//  ...got some bewdy's in store!!!

the POTTS FAMILY album; "DOLPHIN" - ROAMING AROUND ........pt2

Mal stumbled upon this enchanting timber lady locally at the Axel Stenross Maritime Museum in Port Lincoln, SA.
Built in Port Adelaide, she was raced and skied with extensively over on the west coast during the sixty's before being fully restored by the skilled members of the museum. Further details/history can be learnt when visiting this wonderful place ....definitely one to jot into the travel log for boat buffs >>> http://www.axelstenross.com.au/    ........just BEAUTIFUL !!!

the POTTS FAMILY album; LIGHTBURN & CO.

Today's Aussie ski boat history lesson comes courtesy of our good friend Mal who can smell a classic from two postcodes away! ...I was well aware of Harold Lightburn's Zeta micro car but this craft has completely surprised me..........
" I had another look at this hull. It is a Lightburn fibreglass hull built in the early 1960's. Lightburn were famous for building the Zeta range of  cars,  cement mixers, and washing machines and many other types of industrial equipment as well as a wide range of affordable boats. The Zeta cars used a Villiers engine, therefore I would not be surprised if the watercraft used a similar engine or perhaps had an early Holden engine. This one should be in a museum as I would not think many survived. There is some brief history on the internet about the company which had a major factory site at Novar Gardens in Adelaide's west which is now an established housing estate not far from the airport."
............. Can not thank you enough Mal, exactly the kind of info/pics/history ASB hungers for. I could not agree more that she should be in a museum and celebrated. What do you reckon peeps?? Does anyone else out there know of other surviving examples? Would love to hear/see anything more about them.

                 ***Hit the Potts label below this post to be treated to a ripper load of boat stuff***

the POTTS FAMILY album; ROAMING AROUND ....pt 1

Always off walkabout somewhere, it seems Mal has an uncanny knack of stumbling across Aussie ski boats either on stand-by, in need of love, about to receive it, barn finds, strays ...a few pearler's, some too far gone and perhaps just a reminder of happier days.
Must be thousands out there ....why not show us whats in YOUR neck of the woods that we might not otherwise see :) .....Plenty more from Mal shortly. Cheers mate.

spotted; "TWISTER" ....the POTTS FAMILY album

Malcolm stumbled across this beautiful Camero clinker one night at Long Island Reserve, Murray Bridge and thought she was so tidy that he'd share this shot with us (u bewdy!!) ..."it was certainly well looked after and ran extremely well"... cheers mate, she's gorgeous.

the POTTS FAMILY album; WHITELEY F1-11

We only recently mentioned that the Potts Family were on the lookout for another stray and this super rare F1-11 is the result. Dragged home from western Sydney, "it was only a 2812km return trip over 3 days" Malcolm reckons ...that's keen! Hopefully we'll be keeping an eye on her progress.
The Whiteley F1-11 is a rare beast which Mick Whiteley created from his existing and well proven 'Elephant' race hulls by adding those cool tunnels. They were built with small block efficiency in mind although the only examples we know of were all fitted with big blocks, as was this one. Very few were built though, with the extremely quick  "HOMBRE" and "TONIC" being the better known examples. Juddcraft later acquired all these moulds which formed the basis for their famous Pharaoh model although the tunnel moulds were never to be used again unfortunately.
Strictly designed as a race boat we're hoping someone might recognize this F1-11 from her heyday and possibly fill us in on a bit of history.
Thanks for sharing Mal ...don't see these everyday! All the best.

*Thanks also to Keith for enlightening us with plenty of F1-11 info, cheers mate.

**Hit the 'Potts Album' label below to checkout some very fine craft from this crew, more to come.

the POTTS FAMILY album; 'JV3N' ........pt1

Thank heavens this old rose has found herself among'st the ski mad Potts Family whom along with the help of a gang of several old boat builders residing in the Port Lincoln area plan to give the sweetheart a new lease on life. The project began with a long journey to pick her up from north eastern NSW where it is believed she once thumped about with Dodge Phoenix motivation ....Cant wait to see the end result!
As with all older craft seen here at ASB, if anyone ever recognizes her and can share some history, we're all ears.
Cheers Mal, she's a ripper! ....oh, and it doesn't end here, the Potts' are on the lookout for the next chapter, perhaps a glass Everingham, Lewis, or Stephens in need of a lotta love.

***Don't forget to check out the rest of the Potts Family album, hit label below.