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Dedicated to the study & appreciation of wooden boats. WaitemataWoodys® was founded upon a desire to tell the stories & a need to archive the history of our classic wooden boats, the craftsman who built them & characters that owned & crewed on them. To share – email your photos, video's & stories to Flora McKenzie at waitematawoodys@gmail.com – Special thanks to marine author & historian Harold Kidd. Click the follow button at the bottom right of the page to get email alerts on new & updated stories. WW gets a LOT of emails every day – we like that, but sometimes we just can't answer them all, it's not that we're lazy or rude – just busy working on the next story :-) alan houghton – WW founder ©2024
waitematawoodys.com #1 for classic wooden boat stories, info, advice & news - updated daily - 14+ million views 
Tony – can you you supplu more details e.g. hoe long you have owner the vessel, who & when you purchased her from, what powers her etc etc + a photo / s would help.
Cheers Alan H
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Have a 1980 mason clipper named ‘Changte’ can you help me out with some history, thanks Tony.
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Hi. I am looking for our old family boat. She is a 36″ Kauri displacement launch call Hoani. I would love to know if anyone knows of her where abouts. Thanks, John Managh
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Anyone have any history of a Couldrey designed yacht TOREA BUILT BY ATKINSON IN 1966? Any info appreciated. She’s advertised for sale on Trademe
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My father purchased a pretty little launch in the early ’60’s from a chap at Okura River. She was around 18 feet, designed and built by Roy Paris and named “Rambler” at this time. While in my father’s ownership she was moored off St Heliers, alongside a classic bridge- decker that I cannot recall the name of now.
Just curious to now if she is still afloat or what became of her.
John Statham
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have purchased a launch ,her original name was SYBIL FRANCES does any one know of her orign
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Hi I’m looking for information on the GLENMORE built by Bob Swanson and launched in1958.
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Hello, I’m trying to track down a lovely old classic boat, possibly a bridgedecker, that my Grandfather built around 1930. It was called ‘Lady Mary’ but we understand that she was renamed. My grandfather was Les (Lesley) Deacon. Probably built in the Riverbed area. She had 3 portholes either side of the bow. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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can any one give any history related to Royal Irish. Currently moored leigh harbour.
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