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LADY SAM

Collings & Bell built Lady Sam in 1925. Approx. 32’ long & constructed of kauri planks. She is powered by a 80hp 6 cyl. BMC diesel.

She underwent a major refit & near complete rebuild in 2002. Home is the Coromandel Harbour. Recently for sale on trademe.

Can we confirm & expand on her history?

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Marianne Boonen on January 31, 2018 at 4:23 pm said:

I purchased Lady Sam in September 2017. She is still currently in the Coromandel Harbour but will be spending the winter in Tauranga to have some work done on her. Watch this space!

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Keith on September 11, 2017 at 12:41 am said:

Is she still for sale? I saw her on trade recently but the listing has expired.

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Pam Whangateau Traditional Boats on September 25, 2015 at 11:56 am said:

Thank you for the look aboard.

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harold531harold on September 25, 2015 at 10:22 am said:

She may well have been built by Collings & Bell in 1925, but not under that name. When she was on Trade Me last year I tried to get some proof of provenance from her owner, but without success.
So treat her claimed provenance with scepticism.
Before that bridgedeck went on she was a pretty decent looking launch which could have been built by any one of perhaps 20 Auckland firms.

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