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ID the launch

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Posted on June 28, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

ID the launch

This one should be easy – Whangarei boat harbour, 1950’s, name appears to be ‘Nar……’
Second question – name the motor boat on the top left, by the tree.

ps nice little clinker

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3 thoughts on “ID the launch”

Nathan Herbert on May 12, 2015 at 9:34 am said:

Having the high res pic of this, the boat in background has a very Col-Wildish, very nice hull by the looks.

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Don on June 30, 2013 at 9:51 pm said:

The one by the tree could be Amakura II ?

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Harold on June 28, 2013 at 10:22 am said:

I have had this postcard for years and can’t figure out which boats they are. It will take an old Whangarei resident to solve this one.

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