MOLLYMAWK – CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT

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MOLLYMAWK – CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT
Today thanks to tme and Ian McDonald we get to view the Wellington based canoe stern wooden boat – MOLLYMAWK, built in c.1930 in Nelson by Jack Guard.  Her original name was  – VALETTA.Built from kauri her specs are 31’6” x 8’4” x 3’. Powered by a 20hp Hupeh engine.Current owner has had her for 25 years and commented that he has made 50+ Cook Straight crossing in the boat.

A PRODUCT PLUG – (I bought it, no trade bribes) Recently discovered a great boat wax, called ‘Meguiars Flagship Marine Wax’. Not cheap $85 for 475ml but so easy to apply and no residue white marks on fittings etc. The photos tell the story. Just had my boat out for some TLC at the Slipway Milford, her bottom was the worst ever, a sad reflection on the amount of use in 2024 ……….

AND SPEAKING OF PAINT JOBS / SHINE – check out the Couldrey clinker dinghy in the shed at the Slipway Milford, in the final stages of a high-end refurb – soon to be paired up with her Couldrey mother ship 😉

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2 thoughts on “MOLLYMAWK – CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT”

  1. I’ll gloss over the Meguiars Flagship Marine Wax -it’s not quite my style. But I do like Mollymawk and have had an affair with her for some time but never let on -Sad now that Transmision Gully opened we don’t get the glance of her over to port safely alongside in Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour as we go south. There have been other interesting real boats there over the years, none of whose owners would have used wax on their topsides (of the boat that is). Real hard used boats don’t get that sort of attention.

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  2. Hey team ,happy new year, im new to this group. Just want to ask some questions . we have just been doing up a 1970,s vindex with what seems to be a lot of history, how do we get your help with this, and I also have old gauges that I don’t need but im sure someone will like them for there old launch, is there a place to give away stuff with you guys ? cheers

    Darreyn owen

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