CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – GAY MERILYN > TEE GEE > STOKIN – WHERE IS SHE – Part One

You have probably had enough of the varnish from Hobart so today we have a more normal (if there is such a thing on WW) story.

During the week we were contacted by Gwenyth Frear who was seeking out more intel on a launch named STOKIN, built by Lidgard c.1969>1973. 

I’m not sure if it was a Lidgard design built by Gwenyth’s husband or designed and built by Lidgard for her husband.

Gwenyth commented that they called her after their three daughters – GAY MERILYN (Meryll, Gaylene and Linley) although they never had the name written on her. The third owner (Gwenyth thinks) called her TEE GEE  after his initials TG, and added the flying bridge on her…he had her moored at Houhora and did deep sea fishing from there. From there Gwenyth lost track of her. 

So woodys can we help Gwenyth track down what became of the launch. The top photo is from when Gwenyth’s family owned her and the second photo is when named TEE GEE.