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Titirangi

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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TITIRANGI

Titirangi was built at Titirangi Bay in the Marlborough Sounds in 1925. Double planked kauri hull that measures 29+ feet & is powered by a 60hp Nissan SD22 diesel.

She is moored at Back Beach, Port Chalmers, Dunedin.

What do we know about Titirangi – who built her?

Thanks to Ian McDonald for the trademe heads up.

15-01-2021 Update – Titirangi has undergone a refit and according to the Otago Daily Times was recently relaunch. Video link below. The jury is out on the aft editions…….

https://players.brightcove.net/4915776650001/rJepAGlOg_default/index.html?videoId=6221768544001

3 thoughts on “Titirangi”

harold531harold on February 25, 2018 at 8:01 pm said:

Claude Wells

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Rhodes33 on February 24, 2018 at 11:57 pm said:

Yep. She definitely looks like she would get up on those chine rails and move.

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Murray on February 24, 2018 at 7:22 am said:

Looks very much a William Hand influenced hull.

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