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Published February 1, 2015 at 640 × 480 in Woodys in the Bay Of Plenty

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Brian Worthington on January 2, 2017 at 7:57 pm said:

Tuatara . Alan Williams built of Ferro but you wouldn’t know to look at.

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harold531harold on January 2, 2017 at 3:57 pm said:

1973 Alan Williams.

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Mori on January 2, 2017 at 3:51 pm said:

Does anyone confirm the name of this boat? Looks like Tuatara.

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