TARANUI
Taranui was built in 1963, so just slips into the classic category, helped by the Strongman design & built with a pitched pine carvel by Sam Ford in Lyttleton.
She measures 32’ 9”, with 11’ beam & 3’6” draft. Power comes from a 80hp Toyota B4 light truck diesel, converted to marine.
Taranui is for sale on trade (thanks Ian McDonald) & currently called Havelock Marina home.
Do we know any more about where Taranui has been for the rest of her life?
Woody Has Lucky Escape in Milford Marina
Woody Murray Deeble, keeps his lovely ‘spirit of tradition’ woody – Waikiore (pictured below at Riverhead Pub) , berth at Milford Marina on Auckland’s North Shore. I have been ribbing Murray that Waikiore is long over-due some TLC (5 years between haul-outs) so out of the blue he hauls her out at the Milford Cruising Club slip. Next day a ‘new New Zealander’ has a wee parking oops & ends up in the water in Waikiore’s berth.
Some would say Murray was very lucky – others would say bad luck i.e. would have been a nice insurance claim 😉
Tide In
Tide Out
Pitched pine? Do we mean Pitch Pine? Not sure if it’s the same boat, but I seem to recall a smaller wheelhouse and an aft cabin? No?
As to the second bit, you can see why Murray didn’t move his boat – leave your berth vacant and someone decides the space is a solution to the parking shortage!
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Nar she is in the shed at Te Atatu at the moment I think
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this TARANUI the 1966 Salthouse Bros PETALYN?
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Oh that’s so funny!!
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