CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT CAROUSEL – Launch Day & Present Day
Bay of Islands based woody and professional photographer Dean Wright and his partner Deb have just returned from a couple of weeks afloat in Fiordland, thats another story.
Today we see the 1967 Oliver and Gilpin launch – CAROUSEL, on her mooring in Te Anau. Dean also sent in the b/w photo from her launch day (Nov 1967) on the Wairoa River. Which solved a mystery for me, I had the same photo but no reference to the boat name.Links to previous WW stories below.
CAROUSEL resides these days on Lake Te Anau and operates as a charter boat.
JUNE 2020 https://waitematawoodys.com/2020/06/25/carousel/
AUG 2022 https://waitematawoodys.com/2022/08/09/carousel-2/
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A lot of people are not aware that Willie gave his ideas to Peter Parsons who then ran the numbers on the project. I think Pete was a distant cousin too but may be wrong there. Willie claimed he never worked for wages again after finishing his Apprenticeship. His first commission was “Tuna-eke” built in Mercer for a local owner. His next was the steam tug “Waipa” for Raglan county council, later sold to Smeeds Quarries along with several wooden barges. I think Hubert Levy had something to do with that tug. He brokered deals with all the sand yards on the river, Les Henry, Laurie Lennard, the Gordon family and of course Roose Shipping Co.
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No guessing that is Willie with his skippers cap to the right of the crane gantry, leading and providing instructions…such a talented individual..
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Best charters ever with Pete out of Whitianga
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I was the 3rd owner of her I bought her off mike best and charter her out of whitianga
one hell of a sea boat
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‘As launched’ are always at the boat’s prettiest!
What a sexy beast!
She looks like she’s doing 20 knots just hangin’ off a crane!
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Love the Hillman Imp
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