TANDARRA – A Peek Down Below

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TANDARRA – A Peek Down Below

The Lidgard built 42’ launch – TANDARRA has made several appearance on WW , links below, lots of chat so be sure to read the comments sections.

Today thanks to Ian McDonald and Alan Sexton we get to have an updated look at her.

Quick overview – 42’ x 12’5”,  built from triple skin kauri (+f/glassed), currently powered by twin 300hp 6 cyl Ford Sabre engines. 

With a build date of 1976 and those varnished coaming she sneaks into the spirit of tradition category. Her original owners were the  Opperman brothers.

Sure to get a rise from the Lidgard fan club but its been commented that there is some Salthouse influence in her profile, she looks very similar to a Corsair 😉

WW Aug 2017 https://waitematawoodys.com/2017/08/30/tandarra/ WW Jan 2023  https://waitematawoodys.com/2023/01/19/tandarra-2/

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  1. My father Barry Robinson from Whangarei bought Tandarra off John McCullough in around 1990 he owned her for around 10 years before he passed away in 2001 we enjoyed many memorable times cruising and fishing

    She is a beautiful boat and I spent many hours on the varnish work you could say I did my apprenticeship on it. We sold her to Richard Wiles from Auckland and last time I saw her was at the Opua marina bout 5 years ago

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