Marguerite
Possibly built by Collings & Bell c.1919/23. Hull is d/d kauri, 44′, sleeps 9, all the mod cons fitted & overall including the traditional interior not too messed around with, so could be returned to her finest without too much effort.
BUT BUT BUT – why do people list a boat for sale & do not include the boats name in the listing 😦
Can anyone put a name to her?
details here http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/motorboats/auction-659271279.htm
Harold Kidd Update
She’s MARGUERITE, built by Collings & Bell at St. Mary’s Bay for H.S. Harrison of Stanley Bay and launched in late January 1920. She originally had a 120-140 hp Van Blerck 6 cylinder, a top US-built engine of the time for which C&B were agents. The Van Blerck is not to be confused with the JVB as fitted originally to NGAIO although from the same designer, Joseph van Blerck. Harrison sold her to C.G. McIndoe of Remuera in October 1923. He renamed her her LADY UNA and she kept that name for many years. McIndoe passed her on to H L G McIndoe (son?) in 1945 when she was re-engined with a 142hp Chrysler. In 1950 the Chrysler was replaced with a 200hp Scripps.
Robin Elliott photographed her in Paremata in 2000, looking pretty good. She later came north, to Whitianga, it seems.
Lovely boat.
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Hi Guys
Email me some photos. Cheers Alan H
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We can confirm that in February 2014 we purchased Marguerite from Spencer and Shirley Smith and she is now on our mooring in Whangaparapara ,Great Barrier Island, tucked in behind the old whaling station.
Jan and I have spent the last four months restoring her and completing the refurbishing started by Spencer and Shirley. We have used a lot of Mahogany, both solid and ply for some linings.
She is a beautiful old girl and we love her very much.
Marguerite is the second classic launch we have owned and restored, the first being Col Wilde’s early bridge decker “Viveen” which sadly we lost in our now famous fight with the IRD.
It is so nice to be back on the water again in a lovely classic launch and we have a fine view of her on the mooring here from our house on Harpoon Hill.
Feel free to call us on marine Channel o1, “Harpoon Radio” or “Marguerite”
Jan & Murray Willis
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05/02/2014 – I can confirm that after 22 years of ownership Marguerite has been sold by Spencer & Shirley Smith to Murray & Jan Willis, residents of Gt Barrier Island.
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She’s MARGUERITE, built by Collings & Bell at St. Mary’s Bay for H.S. Harrison of Stanley Bay and launched in late January 1920. She originally had a 120-140 hp Van Blerck 6 cylinder, a top US-built engine of the time for which C&B were agents. The Van Blerck is not to be confused with the JVB as fitted originally to NGAIO although from the same designer, Joseph van Blerck. Harrison sold her to C.G. McIndoe of Remuera in October 1923. He renamed her her LADY UNA and she kept that name for many years. McIndoe passed her on to H L G McIndoe (son?) in 1945 when she was re-engined with a 142hp Chrysler. In 1950 the Chrysler was replaced with a 200hp Scripps.
Robin Elliott photographed her in Paremata in 2000, looking pretty good. She later came north, to Whitianga, it seems.
Lovely boat.
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Also noted she has a 6 cyl; Lees converted Ford Diesel — KEN RICKETTS
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Looks very much like Lady Una
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is it Marguerite? Ron Wattam 32 Carroll Place. Rotorua. 3010 New Zealand. 3010 Ph. + 07 345 3553
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Her name is MARGURITE — not certain of spelling — KEN RICKETTS
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