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WHISKY

Builder Colin Winton

Designer Colin Winton

Date1959

Object number00001714

NameSkiff

MediumStainless steel, bronze, maple, alloy, paint, vinyl

DimensionsOverall: 825 x 3970 x 1380 mm
Vessel Dimensions: 3.66 m × 1.37 m (12.01 ft × 4.49 ft)

ClassificationsVessels and fittings

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bill Faull

Description12 ft racing skiff WHISKY designed and built by Colin Winton in Victoria. Featuring a clinker-planked hull constructed in mahogany marine plywood. The engine is a 15 nla 72740 with a fabricated tubular exhaust manifold, dry sump lubrication with no generator. It has a 45 DCOE Weber carburettor on Lynx MGB manifold, a Lucas distributor and a frabricated alloy engine mount at flywheel end cast.HistoryWHISKY raced with the Victorian Speed Boat Club (VSBC) from 1959 onwards. The plywood clinker hull was designed and built by VSBC driver and builder Colin Winton. The owner Colin Brown and his partner Roy Sampson installed the marinised BMC car engine. Like many speedboat enthusiasts, they were attracted to the sport through their keen interest in engines. SignificanceWHISKY is an important example the history of speed pursuit in Australia.