HELP NEEDED IDENTIFYING THESE WOODEN BOATS – Lady Eileen

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HELP NEEDED IDENTIFYING THESE WOODEN BOATS – Lady Eileen
As mentioned on Tuesday WW has been contacted by Ted Armitage in regard to a collection of glass plate negatives he inherited. Ted had the photos digitised and has sent them thru to WW in the hope that we can identify the location / boats. Today we have two woodys alongside a wharf, the launch looks familiar, if my life depended on it, I would say it is VALSAN, the 46’ Bridgedecker built in 1948 by Lidgard.                                          

As to the sail boat behind – that is too hard for me, may be an early scow.  So woodys can we put names and a location to the boats in the photo.

UPDATE ex RUSSELL WARD – No question of it, its Lady Eileen (confirmed also by Nath Herbert). Look at the launching pic (below) – even got the drop down canvas cover side of the aft dodger.
Question of the day – How is Hylton getting on with her restoration?

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CAN YOU HAVE A LOOK IN YOUR TREASURE BOX
As mentioned in a story on June 2nd, the launch – LADY CAROLE has just started a refit. I’ll cover stage one on Friday.The owner has a big favour to ask WW readers – they are looking for the following – so check the ‘maybe one day’ box.
MUSHROOM VENTS – x2 – vents are 6cm from the top of the deck to the top of the mushroom when closed. Diameter of the outer flange is 115cm


COWL 1/2 VENTS x4 – (2 portside / 2 starboard) ideally between 200 and 300 high. (photos below reference example only)

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7 thoughts on “HELP NEEDED IDENTIFYING THESE WOODEN BOATS – Lady Eileen”

  1. As usual, Nath. is right on the money. –

    Also, really great input on Tim Windsor, by Vintage Steamer, there is much in his comments today, that up till now, would not have been known about this great man of boats & the sea, by a great many boaties, I would think. — KEN R

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  3. Had a message from Tim Windsor’s daughter advising that his diaries and notes are being or have been lodged with the Maritime Museum. Tim designed the mighty four Supacraft bridgedeckers and took over adjustments of Rakanoa’s design after engine room headroom was not as per design brief. Some of his wartime notes (as a Shipbuilders man, he was involved with the Associated Shipbuilders build of Fairmiles and tugs etc) are worthy of attention.

    Seriously important in these notes and maybe lost for all time are his observations that the kit sets for the Fairmiles came not from the UK but from India, he had considerable design and organisational input into the build. ALSO that he intervened in the design of the YTL 75′ steel tugs when the first few built in Australia were deemed to be unseaworthy. Corrected some of the aft shapes as I recall.

    Post Shipbulders, he lit out on his own account and met the prevailing market for smaller chine boats it seems. Alas, the big bridgedeckers were not part of it. They (and fishing boat Aorangi) live on as a testimony to his design and aesthetic skills.

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  4. The vessel in the foreground is almost certainly a scow or similar shallow draught coaster. The lack of bowsprit is consistent with a transitional configuration – one or two engines and cut-down rig.

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  5. The location looks like the Whangarei Town Basin (Hatea River), but not betting my life on it…

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  7. I don’t think this is the VALSAN in the above image, as the VALSAN has 2 windows in the dodger section of the coamings, & no canvas (refer photo below) & this image just shows one window with canvas, also the distance between the bridgedeck & dodger is too short for VALSAN in my view. Nevertheless, a lovely looking well-presented boat, which I’m sure we all know well. — KEN R

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