La Rosa, built by Ernie Harvey shortly after he sold out to Percy Vos and
moved to Thames. Its thought her first name was Colville Marie and she used to run
mail and light goods from Thames down the coast. Very typical of a Harvey
boat. Now powered by a nicely restored JP 3. Owned by Ward House and brother
in-law Bob.
Update 24-05-2020 Relaunched after some TLC. Photo ex Baden Pascoe
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I am the youngest daughter of Bob and Ivy King, owner of La Rosa from the early 60’s until dads passing in 2008. I grew up on that lovely boat, having many adventures sailing up and down the coast, and our favourite haunt Gt Barrier Island. We gamefished with her for many years. Dad was a railway engineer and loved his 2 cylinder lister. People could recognise us coming into the bay by the sound of the engine, and as my nephew Alan said, dads favourite saying is that she would run on the smell of an oily rag!
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New photo added. Alan H
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Any one got any photos of Rose before she was modified by Bob King?
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Ah, your RAPUNZEL, perhaps, with all her combings??
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Glad to have your confirmation that she was ‘the “ROSE” in the 50s Harold, — used to date Tindale’s daughter Jacqui in my mid later teens, & had studied the ROSE well in that era.
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Baden Pascoe says she was built at Thames by Ernie Harvey (as above) c1923. She was ROSE when owned by Tindale and LA ROSA when owned by Bob King. I’m pretty sure that Roy Lidgard replaced her coamings. I’m not sure what happened to her combings….possibly too much dandruff?
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I spent many a wonderful day aboard La Rosa when she was owned by Bob King
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Wonder if at any stage she was called The Rose back in the mid 50s — there was a boat called the Rose that looked like her but without the flared bow upper section –belonged to Tindale of Tindales taxis New Lynn. Had a twin cylinder Lister Diesel & had had the combing replaced by R Lidgard around the end of WWII
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What year was she built?
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