Ranoni Revisited
The 1911 35’ classic launch Ranoni (Z38) has just popped up on trademe (thanks Ian McDonald) – you have to wonder about how serious some people are in selling their classic woody – other than telling us she is powered by a Ford Sabre 82hp engine you won’t learn anymore about the craft.
Ranoni has appeared on WW in the past and the story covered a lot more on her history, including photos. You can read it here. https://waitematawoodys.com/2014/05/12/ranoni/
But in a nut shell she was built in 1911 by Charlie Gouk at Beaumont Street, and measured 35’
x 8’6” x 2’6”.
In 2014 she underwent repairs in Opua by local boatbuilder Graham Ridge, who had bought her after a mooring mishap with a another vessel.
As presented she looks a very smart woody. I’m keen to learn what the two additions as to her hull under the belting strip – that’s a newbie to me ?
I would assume that the decks either side off the cabin were widened for better access and the sponsons were required to support the wider beltings as has been past practice to increase deck area in old style vessels
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The two blocks{each side} under the beltings are to help prevent the two slings of the travel lift deforming the beltings. Functional but not so pretty to my eye.
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