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WAKATOA

photos ex Heather & Keith (Paea)

Heather & Keith spotted Wakatoa while on a road trip to Thames. Anyone able to supply some more on her background?

ps – you have to love the berth 🙂

02-05-2016 photo ex Phillip Forsyth added.

Wakatoa

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Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder on May 2, 2016 at 9:22 pm said:

New photo added. AH

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Murray Deeble on March 5, 2014 at 11:48 am said:

Indeed and she had a lovely sheerline –I wonder if that is still the case sitting like that. Of course she is multi skin so hopefully…..Also had a little ketch rig early on.

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Alan H - waitematawoodys on March 5, 2014 at 11:00 am said:

Oops – I should have known that, need to get out more 🙂

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Chris Miller on March 5, 2014 at 10:35 am said:

You have to wonder with a berth like that, whether the worm has got to her yet.

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Murray Deeble on March 5, 2014 at 10:22 am said:

One of my favourites, lived just off the ramp at Okahu bay for a good 20 years with occasional forays up north, had a Ford then (80’s-90’s)

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Mark McLaughlin on March 5, 2014 at 9:42 am said:

She has a couple of CYA stickers on her and features in the CYA Yacht and Launch Register. According to the Register she was built on the Hokianga in 1939.

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