FAYE – 32 ft Owned & built by Fred Steel of Bayswater in 1948 (one of 2, the other, Adara, owned by Des Donovan & (Andy’s brother). Both were built by “20th Century Boats” (Steele & Donovan) in Sydney St Takapuna. Adara was later lengthened by 6 feet.
Faye originally had a Willys Jeep 4cyl petrol engine which F. Steel later replaced with a 6 cyl Hercules diesel. He owned her for many years. Very roomy for 32 ft. We cruised with them most weekends in the 50s when my parents had Juliana.
photo & story by Ken Ricketts
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Found it – Lady Faye says the name board 😉 AH
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Um, I hate to say it, but a certain Ken Ricketts told me in 2002 that FAYE was renamed LADY FAYE, which I believe to be the case. What’s changed in the intervening 13 years?
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I’ve had a look – I don’t think so………. ?
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Yep, funny little aft cabin, nicely proportioned sedan windows but now with a bridgedeck popped up. Alan probably has a pic from our trip…
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There has always been a FAYE & a LADY FAYE — 2 separate boats — built roughly the same era, are you sure Nath,, this is the FAYE?
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we saw Lady Faye reasonably derelict up Panmure sporting a bridge deck
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