Unknown / Mystery Boat 20-07-2017
I was sent the above photo by Ray Morey, Ray is hoping to be able to ID the vessel. It was on the Waikato River in the mid 1950’s operated by ‘Henry’s Sand Co.’, until being replaced by the steel tug “S.P.” – Ray has no idea where she came from nor where she went.
Can any of the woodys help out with any details?
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Woody Brett Evans sent me a link to a feature on a sleepy seaside village in France with a small fishing port, a population of less than 3,000 and some very peculiar-looking houses. At a moment’s glance, they could almost appear to be an unfortunate pod of beached orcas, but look again carefully at those unusual roofs. Yes, those are boats … upside down! Local fishermen of Équihen-Plage have lived under scavenged boat hulls here for over a century and today, many of these upturned vessels now serve as a unique holiday accommodation for travelers visiting the French coast. Very cool idea. You can see more at the link below.
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Pollards may know the ship….
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Perhaps in the mud behind trees at Thames…
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A recent Trademe seller had something similar, and transportable, for sale as a very well-built and cute garden room/office/playroom.
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Oh to be in France, now that summer’s here!
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I will ask my cousins, who father Uncle Henry owned the Sand Company at Tuakau, and may have some knowledge about the boat. A bit of trivia about Henry’s Sand Co, is that they provided all the sand for the building of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
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I think the houses would smell a little fishy no!
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