December 6, 2023 12:29 am
ALMA G II – Restoration Update #2
Last week B.O.I. woody Dean Wright popped into the CMC Design boat shed in Opua and snapped a few photos of the restoration of the 1927 Collings & Bell built launch – Alma G II. The last update was in May, link here to that story https://waitematawoodys.com/2023/05/01/restoration-of-alma-g-ii-begins/
The old girl is getting a serious refit, some diagonal planking being added to hold the old girl together 🙂 anything that gives her another 100 years of life is better than slowly decomposing on a swing mooring up some estuary .
Her Lees Ford has been reconditioned – check out this video of the test bed run.
Photos below of Alma G II is her early days earning her keep as one of the most popular big game boats in the Bay of Islands.
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Tags: Alma G II, Collings & Bell, Dean Wright, Game boat
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By CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – ALMA G II Restoration Updates #3 & #4 | waitematawoodys.com #1 for classic wooden boat stories, info, advice & news – updated daily on August 14, 2024 at 12:09 am
Excellent work, this should save her and ensure a dry bilge (with new stern tube and seal)
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By Murray on December 6, 2023 at 11:53 am
Yes
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By Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder on December 6, 2023 at 11:32 am
Was she the one that Zane Grey used for game fishing in NZ ?
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By Doug Braddock on December 6, 2023 at 9:53 am