MAIBE (Regina)
photos & details from Harold Kidd & Papers Past
Maibe started life as Regina and was launched by T M Lane & Sons on 14th December 1912 for Maguire & Pountney. The photo above without the ‘2nd story’ is as original from her Regina days.
The photo with the 6 crew topsides was taken in Cowes Bay, Waiheke Island on Jan 4th 1934 during her summer cruise.
The photo with one crew member lying down is unknown but looks to be off Devonport Navy Base ??
The colour photo was taken last week in the marina at Nelson by Harold Kidd.
To the ‘untrained’ eye you would struggle to recognize them but the bones are there & as Harold would say it’s a good example on how to bugger up nice original boat, but it’s a process that started the instant they hit the water.
Anyone able to add to the history of Regina / Maibe?
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It seems to be the same boat as shown elseware on your site and labelled as Maiebe . This Launch was owned by my Great Uncle , Bert Prosser in the ’30’s and in the other article was sunk in 1936 by a storm. This didn’t seem right as my Grandmother , Nellie Lucas had childhood memories of the Repo men coming and taking it away during the depression. Maybe it was sunk and refloated?
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I think the main point Alan (and certainly I) was trying to make is that our classic launches were treated as works in progress all their lives. They were altered frequently to cope with the expanding needs and expectations of their owners for volume and performance as well as appearing to conform with the changing styles of the time. Sadly, too, their names were often changed at a whim, which further hides their provenance.
So, it is rather naive to say that such and such a launch is “original” when it could have had 4 or 5 distinct configurations since launched, and as many names.
My personal preference is for the launch in its original “as built” configuration, but totally understand the modern owner being happy with a later configuration, so long as it’s not constructed out of car cases or other horrible stuff.
MAIBE/REGINA was just great as a 1912 flushdecker; she’s also great as a 30’s bridgedecker.
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Don’t be too harsh guys, she looks ok and cant have hogged- as the cabin tops are still right and parallel to the waterline.
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