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Hirawanu – A Peek Down Below

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

HIRAWANU – A Peek Down Below

The 1946 38’ Lidgard built launch – Hirawanu has appeared several times on WW and generated chat around the hot-house ‘up top’. I have included below a photo of her as launched to show her on a good day 🙂

Forward motion is via a Ford 120hp diesel, giving her a stated cruising speed of 8>10 knots.

Now thanks to tme & Ian McDonald we get to have a look down below.

Check out the previous WW story here https://waitematawoodys.com/2018/11/27/hirawanu/

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1 thought on “Hirawanu – A Peek Down Below”

Mike Schimanski on May 31, 2023 at 9:16 am said:

Are there any details in regards to manufacturing specifications with Hirawanu?
Where would I search for possible details?

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