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MAPU

photos & details ex Mark Lane

I recently received some more images from the past of the Lane Motor Boat, Mapu. AH

The b/w photo is pre WW2 & when she was ‘in her hey day’

The shed photo was ‘as purchased’ by Mark Lane prior to commencing the restoration,late 1990’s.

The ‘restored’ photo was taken during an Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta, work boat race, c.2003

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