Hi and welcome to David Payne Boats Yahoo group. I would love to see any photos of your boat in the Photo section and please tell us some history. Create your...
Teepookana was the first 5.5 built to David's plan. I used the WEST system with cedar strip planking and ply bulkheads. She incorporates some slight...
Hi All, I have been busy putting up photos of the progree on a 6 meter Outboard Cruiser being built at the TAFE Colledge in Port Adelaide South Australia. If...
Hi David, Hope you are well. Would it be possible to add a sail and off center rudder similar to the Cinema Cabin version to the 6 Meter Outboard Cruiser. I am...
Hi, I have added some more photos of the build progress to the photos Robin's 6 meter Outboard Cruiser Photos. This boat is being built at the Port Adelaide...
Hi Rob B, I was very interested to see your photos as I am having a preliminary look at the 6m outboard plans. If you don't mind I have some fairly basic...
Hi Geoff, Welcome to the group. I am building the boat as part of a TAFE Boat Building Course at Port Adelaide. The David Payne 6 meter Outboard Cruiser is a...
... Thanks for the information. I didn't realise that your build was in Adelaide so I want be able to visit the site. Are you building alone or is the work...
Hi again Geoff, What part of Australia are you from. The boat is being built as part of a boat building course and there are 6 of us working one evening per...
... I'm live on my rural property on the Southern Tablelands of NSW, 2 hours south of Sydney by road. I am a retried barrister, doing some consulting in Sydney...
... Rob, I have been very busy with the museum job and other side issues,and family things too, its fairly non stop. Nice to see the group gathering momentum. ...
Hi All, Sorry for any delays but I have been in sunny north Queensland for 2 weeks from wintery Adelaide SA. I am about to bring my ex Port Adelaide TAFE 6...
Hi Again, I have bought a second hand 3 year old SeaLink tilt trailer with center rollers and bunks for support at the chines single axle and mechanical over...
Hi Rob,I'm not very good at this type of communication eg the computer, so you will have to forgive my somewhat novice ways of doing certain things. I live in...
Hi Trev, I was close to Townsville last week (Mackay and Airlee Beach) from Adelaide hills in SA. Great looking boat from the pictures. You seem to have...
Rob, You missed the best part of Australia by not stopping in but maybe next time. Yes I have departed a little from the plans, but with the blessing and...
Hi All, I have added some photos of the DP Snapper boat being built at Port Adelaide TAFE in South Australia. I havve more and will add them as time permits. ...
Hi everyone, the first of the 6 metre outboard launches to be finished went in the water about a week ago, end of August. Pics in an album i just created. ...
Hi David, My congratulations to the owner for a job well done and yourself for a lovely design. It certainly looks great on the water. Regards, Brett. ... the ...
hi david do you have any photos of the newly launched 6 mt outboard cruiser underway? I would be keen to see how she sits when doing around the 7-8 knts mark,...
Hi there, I've just joined this group, so thought I'd say hello! Whilst i am interested in wooden boats generally, and hope to build one of the Payne-designed...
... 8 ... Trevor, Unfortunately not, the boat went out onto the lake by itself, no one available to take images from ashore or on another boat, but I gather ...
My wife and I are endeavouring to retire , and spend time boating , and fishing. We are trying hard , and despite our best endeavours , we haven't been able to...
Hi, I'm building David's TK1, which is built on station moulds (attached to a hardback), with plywood attached to longitudinal stringers. My question is...the...
Hi everyone, the 5 metre ski boat Whiski Blu is on youtube, two clips, below is a link to one, the other is easily found with search etc. It seems to perform...