ANN MICHELLE
CYA members Janet and Bruce Pulman purchased Ann Michelle in July 2013 from Ken McDonald who had owned her for approx. 18 months, before he moved to Kerikeri. All the Pulmans know about owners prior to this is that she was owned by someone at Tanners Point for about 30 years, it has been suggested that she was built about 1952. The photo alongside the wharf, sporting blue paint is a ‘as purchased’ shot.
Any help would be appreciated in uncovering more about Ann Michelle. Hopefully with such a distinctive name someone will have rubbed up against her.
waitematawoodys network again provides the answers – very impressed 🙂
The two posts below will make the Pulmans happy.
Shamus Fairhall
I believe from Ken McDonald she is a Owen Wooly designed and built boat. Now berthed back at Owens old boat shed by the Panmure bridge ( Now Leader boat builders ). Great lines and a good example of Owen’s ” eye ” for proportion. Well done on the tidy up, looks great.
Des Workman
She was built by Owen Woolley for the Flecther family in Tauranga. Woolley built 3 x 26 fts. Anne was the last & best.My wife & I owned her for about 6 years & really loved her. I sold her about 1966 to someone from Tauranga. So I guess that would be the folk from Tanners Point.
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Beautiful boat, one of my favourites! She has a near sister in HMB which used to be moored at whangaroa with flybridge and maybe more 28ftish.
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She could well be a boat called MELDOY built by R Lidgard c 1953-54 I have a pic I took from my old 8mm movies of that era, (poor quality print but still very identifiable) which was taken at Lidgard’s wharf Smelting House Bay Christmas 1954 — the pics. appear to be almost identical — KEN RICKETTS
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She was built by Owen Woolley for the Flecther family in Tauranga. Woolley built 3 x 26 fts. Anne was the last & best.My wife & I owned her for about 6 years & really loved her. I sold her about 1966 to someone from Tauranga. So I guess that would be the folk from Tanners Point.
Des Workman
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I belevie from Ken she is a Owen Wooly designed and built boat. Now berthed back at Owens old boat shed by the Panmure bridge ( Now Leader boat builders ). Great lines and a good example of Owen’s ” eye ” for proportion. Well done on the tidy up, looks great.
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She looks very familiar to me but can’t put an exact background (or name) to her, but by appearances of the coamings styling, I feel she looks very 50s or early 60s Parris or Lidgard, & I have never heard that name before, & feel she could also have had at least one name change. — a lovely boat — KEN RICKETTS
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