ECHO – A Peek Down Below
I have rowed past Echo numerous times at Mahurangi Regatta weekends & admired her. She is a very smart classic woody & the workmanship on her is 2nd to none.
She has appeared on WW before but yesterday she popped up on trademe, so we can enjoy a peek down below.
Echo is a kauri carvel launch built by Les Coulthard in 1935 at Onehunga. She measures 31.81’ & is powered by a Perkins 75hp diesel engine, this allows her to cruise along at approx 7.5 knots.
For the last 17 years Echo has been owned & maintained by a professional boat builder. During this time, she has been recaulked below the waterline & had her topsides kauri splined, the cockpit area has been rebuilt &the bow re-worked to give her a proper anchor bowsprit.
You will see from the photos that Echo is beautifully maintained & presented – Echo is an amazing buy & would see you cruising in a classic woody this summer.
Someone needs to buy her & quick J
14-11-2017 Update: Someone did buy her – a gent named Mark Dixon
11-01-2018 Update Photos below taken by Angus Rogers of Echo at Parekura Bay, Xmas 2017/18
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Trying to locate my old mullet boat Echo which was at Whitianga but was taken to Beachlands to be rebuilt by a painter from the marina who I think went overseas before it was completed. The boat has a long history and was raced early last century and I had it as a launch before selling it. It is a 24 ft Mullet boat which had it’s cabin stripped off so could be just a hull?? Very keen to view it and to check on the developments. Any information appreciated. Ron Morgan morganzap@hotmail.com
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New photos added. Alan H
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Nathan – read the post 🙂 Mark Dixon bought her.
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I suppose she sold, who to?
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The current caretaker is one of Aucklands best boatbuilders, so she has been looked after recently.
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Love it, and a really good price for sure.
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that aft dodger…. would be getting an aesthetic upgrade, the rest is great.
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