WEKA – Anyone Know More About The Boat
Recently contacted by Trish James who has just purchased classic 13’ motor boat – Weka. Trish commented that Weka’s previous owners used her around the river estuaries south of Dunedin for awhile but she hasn’t been used for the last five years, but she was kept under cover. The only intel on her past life is that her she was built in Taupo around the 1950’s.
Trish is hoping one of the WW readers can shed some light on Weka’s past, possibly a name change at some stage.
When in the water her forward motion is via a Vire 7 hp engine, helped out by a small outboard motor. Her new home is at Trish’s Roxburgh home in Central Otago.
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The Vire 7 engine is British, & would have been made in the era, when they used the RAC rating in UK for HP., e.g. Morris 8, Austin 7 cars, etc., & this would probably convert to around 25/30hp on the now used SAE rating. — KEN R
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Her 7HP Vire engine is the most unusual design concept I have ever seen, &had never heard of it, until now — KEN R
Photos added below. Alan H
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Weka was a participant in the 2010 Parade and from the entry notes was built around 1960. Not much else to report. I will email contact details for Mike & Jenny Lowe who are the best people that we can think of to ask about Weka.
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Grant – Yes please re the research . Many Thanks Alan
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Weka has been in the Lake Rotoiti Classic & Wooden Boat Parade when she was owned by Rotorua residents Mike & Jenny Lowe. Happy to do some research on which year(s) if interested.
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