We asked David Payne to draw up this Aussie-style Clinker ski boat when increasing interest in this type of boat was becoming apparent. With the number of restorable boats decreasing, building from scratch is an option,especially now that the use of plywood clinker construction means that the boats will be stronger than they ever were, and leakproof, both of which are very important seeing these were the two main problems in the original traditionally-built boats. The hull will take up to a 350 V8 Chevy or Ford, and skiers would probably go for these, but a 179 Holden would still drive it along quite nicely as a runabout.

Ply clinker planking over ply frames on edge give this hull a strength the original boats never had.

The boat can be built with this built-in wind deflector or with a flush deck and windscreen.