ALPHEUS – A Peek Down Below
Alpehus has previously made a brief WW apperance and today we get to have a peek down below. The 42’ carvel kauri planked Alpheus was built in 1962 and launched in 1963, thought to be a McGeady design, built by Ben Hipkins.
Power is via a 120hp Ford diesel that gets her along at 8>9 knots.
From the photos (thanks Ian McDonald for the tme heads up) she is very well fitted out, a little ‘dark’ for my taste but who am I to comment 🙂
LADY AVA
I have been advised by Cameron Pollard that Lady Ava has had a wee opps. A fine ship in her day, good enough to have caught the eye of Harold Kidd. Lady Ava, built in 1931 by Ernie Lane (Picton) was once named Miss Ava has popped up on WW b4, links below. + recent photos below.
2006 – Mahurangi – Jason Prew
Auckland Harbour – John Wright
John Wright
2015 – Panmure River – Jason Prew
Update – photos below taken by John Bullivant in Feb 2019 of LA on the Tamaki River.
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Handsome well proportioned exterior styling with rich interior warmth is a combination hard to find. I love the look of this boat.
Many of our magnificent classics are hiding behind the brilliant tyranny of the white paint brush. I suggest this boat would pop even more if it dared to show off some of its exterior kauri too.
Alan… You really are a good bloke but youre busted.
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