ROMANY II
photos & details ex trademe & Ken Ricketts
Romany II, a double skin kauri bridgedecker, designed by Roy Steadman & built in 1964 by Shipbuilders. A distinguishing feature of Steadman’s designs was the half circle foredeck, which resulted in a very pronounced flare (refer birds-eye photo below). Steadman’s own bridgedecker, the 28′ Nauty Girl (thats nauty as in nautical) , that he built for himself in the early1950s also had this feature & may well have been the first of this concept. Does anyone have any photos of Nauty Girl?
Romany II is 44’x14’6″x3′ & powered by twin Ford 150hp engines.
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All I have is that she was either built for the Gibbons family of Wellington by Shipbuilders Ltd or bought by them around 1962 when she was nearly new.
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anyone got any ihistory on a Steadman 38 bridgedecker WYANDRA. Now for sale in Motueka.
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