LAUNCH DAY MYSTERY – MANAIA

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LAUNCH DAY MYSTERY – MANAIA

Another photo sent in by John Dawson – to some of the WW workboat group the answer to ’Name the boat’ is probably very easy. Not for me however – things that help –

• 1st three letters of the name are  – MAN

• home port is shown as Whangarei

• lack of varnish suggests a workboat

• style suggests pilot boat• funnel may have the letters WHB on it > Whangarei Harbour Board

So what say the workboat brains trust

UPDATE – Thanks to several woodys we have confirmation that the vessel is Manaia – Designed by AJ Collings and built at the P. Los yard in 1963, for the Northland Harbour Board as a toilet boat.  LOTS of photos and detail in the links below https://waitematawoodys.com/2018/01/26/manaia/ https://waitematawoodys.com/2021/04/05/manaia-a-peek-down-below/


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8 thoughts on “LAUNCH DAY MYSTERY – MANAIA”

  1. She is back in the Havelock Marina presently.

    Looking in fine shape.

    I was privileged to be on board for the delivery from Havelock to Whangārei after Adam Leydon purchased Manaia around six years ago.

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  4. Two M.A.G.S lads furthering their education off piste! I contacted Percy Vos and asked if I could attend the launching since I’d watched her being built all along -father had his boats wintered in the hardstand. I was privileged to sit alongside Harry Julian and got a lot of background to Manaia’s design and purpose.

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  5. MANAIA – I was there aged 15 and I took the photo.

    Can’t argue with that then 🙂 Alan H

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