AVIS > LADY AVIS > MATA HARI – A Peek Down Below
Todays woody – Mata Hari has had several name changes – built by James Reid at Mechanics Bay, Auckland and launch in 1910. Her launching name was Avis, and Harold Kiddd has commented on WW before that the change toLady Avis was reasonably new and then to Mata Hari in the last few years.
39’ in length and built of kauri carvel planks, she is powered by a Perkins 90hp Diesel engine that gives her a top speed of 10 knots.
Mata Hari previous appearance on WW can be viewed here https://waitematawoodys.com/2013/05/20/lady-avis-2/
Today thanks to Ian McDonald and a tme listing we get to have a gander below.
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MATA HARI Is a more popular name than I thought, there is of coure the other one which was built by John Gladden in the Milford Creek for Eric Webster & has been moored there at the bottom of his garden, all her life. — KEN R
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