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Suzie

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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SUZIE

NZ built (kauri) in approx. 1935-40, Suzie is 16′ & based on a Chris Craft design. She has been in the same family since 1955 & underwent an extensive restoration in 2011.

Pictured here at the 2014 Lake Rotoiti Classic Wooden Boat Parade.

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Shawn Vennell on March 6, 2014 at 7:37 am said:

G’day Alan
Hey I met Bruce at Rotoiti this year, what a cool fella. He had a spare Corvette engine in his Taihape shed and decided to give Suzie an upgrade, she’s a cute wee piece of kiwi runabout history with a neat story of reclaiming back into the family that built her after a few years of going missing. Very cool!

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