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Woodys in the Bay Of Plenty

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

Woodys in the Bay Of Plenty

Over the weekend two of waitematawoodys cub reporters 🙂 were snooping around Sulphur Point Marina in Tauranga & put their iPhones to good use. Thanks to Jason Prew & Nathan Herbert for this peek at some of the classics in the Bay.
Enjoy

Martini

Galatea

Quando

Gay Dawn

Lady Doreen

Sou’East

Noelani

Khadine

Miss Ida

Freelance

Dolphin V

10 thoughts on “Woodys in the Bay Of Plenty”

Alan H - waitematawoodys on February 2, 2015 at 4:15 pm said:

Zach’s photos below.AH

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Harold on February 2, 2015 at 3:39 pm said:

You’re right Zach! Anyway, she was one of Ted’s favourites and also his brother Jimmy’s who fitted out her interior while he was with O&G. Jimmy Gilpin’s new book “Winners are Grinners” covers this period of O&G and is a great read. I recommend it highly. (I’ve always basked in the reflected glory of being the Gilpins’ cousin [second]).

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johntwodogs on February 2, 2015 at 2:47 pm said:

Ah! The all-over paint job fooled me. I think she was here at Hobsonville-nee-Westpark a few years back. Definitely a Swanson, then

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zachmatich on February 2, 2015 at 2:10 pm said:

I don’t think that is the Noelani you speak of Harold,she’s on the Kaipara

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Nathan Herbert on February 2, 2015 at 12:12 pm said:

One also appears to be an AW Banshee

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whangateautraditionalboats on February 2, 2015 at 12:01 pm said:

Does any one have an early photo of Miss Ida.?

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Harold on February 2, 2015 at 9:52 am said:

BISCAYNE is 55′ and was built in 1969 by Salthouse Bros to a Hargrave design for J.M. Plowman. KHADINE is 44′ and was built by Alan Williams in 1970. She currently has twin Perkins 6354T 145hp diesels. The 38′ MISS IDA is ex-Fullers of Russell and was built by the Warne brothers at Russell in 1934. I understand she has a 5LW Gardner. She was renamed KNOXIE 3 for a while.
NOELANI is a lovely Oliver & Gilpin 42 footer built in 1963 for Noel Baker. Ted Gilpin died a few weeks ago. She has twin 90hp Cummins diesels.

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jasonprew on February 2, 2015 at 9:05 am said:

Bottom right is dolphin v

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Nathan Herbert on February 2, 2015 at 8:31 am said:

Martini really does have a HUGE cockpit area for a boat of her size… Khadine is deceptively big too, that is a massive ass she has. Also close by on the marina was Biscayne

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johntwodogs on February 2, 2015 at 12:37 am said:

Can’t put a name to her, but the boat in the bottom right shot (IMG 6032) is a Bob Swanson, possibly built in Blackwood Bay (in which case she might be “Varua”) or after Bob moved to the old Ernie Lane yard in Picton. Doubt the flying-bridge is original.

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