SS Alice SOS

SS ALICE SOS

Yesterday I was contacted by Paul Drake in regard to the 26′ steam ship Alice. Alice has been sitting on trademe for over a year, crying out for a buying.

She appeared on WW back in Feb 2019 –

https://waitematawoodys.com/2019/02/28/ss-alice/

Paul told me their local paper – the Taupo Times yesterday ran a feature on the boat and the owners desire to find a good home for her.

Alice is from the Kaipara and was completely and very thoroughly rebuilt by a partnership at Taupo in the 1990’s. Paul’s brother Michael was one of the partners.

Paul commented that she is a remarkably successful boat of her type but needs TLC to get her going again.

Remarkably she carries no ballast – the heavy boiler sits in just the right place

longitudinally and sits her down to her marks perfectly.

She is beamier than many of her ilk which makes her a very good load carrier and very stable.

The owner is currently in Taupo (from UK) for not much more than a week, and intends to see her off before he leaves. So woodys – sounds like a bargain.

Would be a perfect candidate for a berth at the CYA’s Heritage Landing – but my spies tell me that venue may / will be lost to the waterfront redevelopments.