RANGI – Wanaka
According to her trademe listing, Rangi built in 1908, measures 33’ & is a double ender made from kauri. She has been moored at Lake Wanaka for the last 15 years and previously in Te Anau for 40 years. With her length, shape & powered by a Ford 86hp diesel, she must get along at a good clip.
Do we know know anymore about Rangi?
05-09-2017 Photo (Graham Palmer) below ex Ray Money of the Blue Boat Rangi, now Lady Kawhia
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Rangi has been sold since this story appeared, and has been sitting in a field outside Wanaka for about 3 years now. Our harsh summers, and equally harsh winters are doing her no favours. I know the owner would like to sell, but I don’t know a number on that.
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Rangi was owned by my grandparents in the 1970s (ish) and was bought at an Auction by my grandad and dad for $2.5k. Grandad had my dad (who was approx 10 at the time) tell grandma over the phone they had won the auction!
Back then it had a different engine which was just too fast for trawling but still managed to pick up a few rainbow trout. The engine at that time was cooled directly by lake water and had a tap that when switched would deliver near boiling lake water straight from the engine surrounds for a cup of tea.
It was used on countless family holidays where it travelled all around Lake Te Anau. At the time it was considered to be the safest boat on the lake thanks to being a double ender.
It was later sold once again for $2.5k
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Hi – can you email the towing photos to the address below and I will add to to her story. Many thanks Alan H
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This boat Rangi was owned and mostly restored by my grandad Jim Langmuir in Te Anau before being sold pre 2000 and being moved to Hawea/Wanaka. I spent many a school holiday at the shed sanding and painting while repairs were made until launch date. I still have the photos of Jim towing her by tractor proudly down to the boat marina in Te Anau
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Thanks for the update Geoff. It has been a long time now.
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Re Blue Boat at Kawhia. Ray may be in error, the ex Blue Boat at Kawhia is Marie 2.
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Photo added. Alan H
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She certainly looks like a Dunedin/Port Chalmers-built boat but I think RANGI would be a name change. As for builder I would pick Jas M’Pherson or Millers.
However there was a RANGI built by W.H. Harvey at Pelorus Sound pre-1920 which could have been taken to the Lakes. Sounds boats had very similar layouts to Dunedin boats.
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