NGARUNUI – A Peek Down Below

NGARUNUI was designed by Jim Young c.1955/7, I’m unsure of the builder, can anyone advise?

Built from kauri planks, carvel on ribs, she measures 48’ in length, with a beam of 12’ and draws 4’8”. Power is via a 200hp Doosan L136T engine that gives her a comfortable cruising speed of 8.5 > 10 knots, at idle she will do 5 knots, so only slips fuel. A bonus is a 20hp Yanmar auxiliary with its own prop, not seen often these days but a nice comfort factor. The Yanmar also drives the freezer compressor. 

 As seen in the photos she really fits into the motor-sailer categorY. With a combined fuel tank capacity of 1200L and 800L water NGARUNUI i is well set up for extended cruising.