WHAT BECAME OF THE WOODEN WORKBOAT – LADY EVA

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WHAT BECAME OF THE WOODEN WORKBOAT – LADY EVA

The 60’ workboat LADY EVA was built in 1913 by Bailey & Lowe. The last we heard about her was back in a 2018 WW story where Ron Shugg commented that LADY EVA had been at one stage berthed at Helensville on the Kaipara Harbour. She was later hauled out and her two Gardner engines were removed and the hull sold. So the question woodys is – sold to who and where is she now.

There is lots of chat around Lady Eva in the comments section in this WW story  https://waitematawoodys.com/2017/03/30/lady-eva/

The second photo above, dated 1917,  is from a previous WW story on the overloading of craft – the PC police would have a field day if this was repeated today 🙂 

15-03-2025 – UPDATE ex Lew Redwood and Richard Joseph – photos below are dated Jan 2009, so she has probably gone down hill even more since then. (great photo of the river)

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  1. Her 2, x matched handed pair of Gardner 8L3s that I saw many times when she was owned by our good friend Claude Millar of Reihana St Orakie, back inthe1950s 60s ran like to beautiful watches at that time, so I hope they are still being loved.

    Sadly, the last I heard of her hull, I believe it may have been getting past the point of no return, & she may, I think, be no more, but perhaps someone has managed to salvage her.

    Have an image of Claude M., at the helm I skimmed off one of my 8mm now video remade films of her, racing against his great business competitor & friend, Harry Julian, at that time, in one of the Julian’s tugs, in the Launch race, at the Bon Accord Harbour K.I.Y.C. regatta at Kawau Island, New Year’s Day in the earlyish 1950s, also 1 in Bream Bay, many years before, when owned & Skippered by a Mr. Patterson. — KEN R

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