Lourena – A Peek Down Below

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LOURENA – A Peek Down Below

The 35’ launch Lourena was built c.1963 by Watson Brothers in Wellington to an Athol Burns design, using 1 1/8” kauri carvel planks. With a 11’6” beam she has a healthy interior for a 35’ boat, the draft is 3’6”. Forward motion is via a 70hp D series 4 cylinder Ford that gives her a 7 knot cruising speed.

Lourena is a well traveled woody having spent time in Wellington > Marlborough Sounds (15 yrs) > Opua (20 yrs),

Thanks to Ian McDonald’s heads up re the tme listing, today we get to have a peek down below.

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2 thoughts on “Lourena – A Peek Down Below”

  1. I’m intrigued by LOURENA’S cooling system. she seems to have a home conversion engine to me, as I can see no sign of a cooling header tank or heat exchanger, & she just has a somewhat largish pipe, disappearing down the nether regions of the engine, from to the cylinder head, so wonder if she has pipes along the keel for cooling, or perhaps just seawater for cooling. — KEN R

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