Ok train spotters, questions of the day – 1. where 2. name 3. design / builder ?? We have a winner – Zach Matich – see below
“Pahi (Kaipara) -Dems Road to be exact, ‘Kawiti’ (think that’s how you spell it) owned by Tim Cant, pass on the builder, was told she was used as a ‘school bus’ somewhere on the east coast.Had a BMC engine.
09-04-2016 – Input from Pat Shanks (nee Simons)
My son wondered what had happened to Tawaki as he had spent holidays on her with his grandfather, and found her on waitematawoodys
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Tawaki was originally named Penguin. She was owned by the Hansens of Purerua in the Bay of Islands. Mr Hansen used her as a charter for deep sea fishing. Mrs Hansen was a teacher. Penguin was used to ferry children to school in the Bay of Islands. I don’t know if she had a previous owner.
My father, Edgar (Nobby) Simons bought her in 1967 or 68 and rebuilt her as a launch. He and my mother, Bertie, had 25 years of sailing and fishing in her, based in the Whangarei Harbour.
09-10-2016 Updated photos ex Peter Mence
29-04-2024 UPDATE ex HAROLD KIDD – TAWAKI/PENGUIN was built by Dick Lang for the Hansen brothers of Russell and launched in August 1927 with a Hill 24hp diesel engine.
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TAWAKI/PENGUIN was built by Dick Lang for the Hansen brothers of Russell and launched in August 1927 with a Hill 24hp diesel engine.
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Hi – is this the Tawaki II as originally owned by Henry Winkelmann?
Cheers,
Anthony
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New info added ex a previous owner. Alan H
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There was two of those boat, that were build the same. The sister ship is no longer with us….
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Ian is right it is Tawaki
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The colour photo looks like the launch TAWAKI . She was owned by Nobi Simons in Whangarei, and housed in a boat shed at Pohe Island. My father assisted Nobi in re powering her in the early 80’s?. She had a 4 cylinder BMC and that was replaced with a 6 cylinder BMC. I remember the distinctive s/steel plate on the bow.I remember her name being the maori name for penguin.
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Top of the class Mr Matich, but you should win, its in your hood 🙂
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Pahi-Dems Road to be exact, ‘Kawiti’ (think that’s how you spell it) owned by Tim Cant, pass on the builder, was told she was used as a ‘school bus’ somewhere on the east coast.Had a BMC engine.
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