I poked my nose into the Salthouse yard today to see what David Cooke was up to with Trinidad & you would think you were visiting an old ladies beauty spa. Two beautiful old girls sit side by side having a yarn about the old days as the beauticians busily grind away the years and reapply a younger, fresher look so the old girls can show off their wares at the coming summer parties.
Finding a boat yard with a railway slip now days is a rarity, the two at the Salthouse yard must have cradled hundreds of classics over the years.
I glanced at the black board & there are still a few vacant spots so if you are going to give your own lady some TLC this winter, best to get your ‘A into G’
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A picture of Linda has just been listed on Trademe should anyone be interested.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/art/photographs/other/auction-1145376961.htm
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Bill
You most likely need to click the follow tag again (bottom right of page).Try that, if no joy email me on waitematawoodys@gmail.com
Alan
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Good morning! I have been enjoying the daily emails for a few weeks now however the last one I received was the one below on Tuesday of this week. Have I inadvertently done something wrong or is there a hic-cup in the system?
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HI alan
Re mapu
The first picture is what she looked like in her heyday I suspect pre WW2
The second is what she was like when I brought her
The last two is her at the anniversary regatta workboat race a few years ago after her rebuild
mark
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