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AFRICAN QUEEN – CLASSIC 1941 CLINKER RUN-ABOUT

The 1941 built Seacraft clinker run-about AFRICAN QUUEN has made several cameo appearances on WW.

Starting back in March 2015 and then again at the 2017 waterfront clinker exhibition, link here to that event. https://waitematawoodys.com/2017/10/09/classic-yacht-launch-exhibition-2017-the-nz-clinker-boat-50-photos/

Recently she popped up on a fb page and her owner – Jeremy Longman commented she is built from Honduras mahogany and other hardwoods.

Forward motion is via a 3 cyl. Sola (Spanish) diesel engine.

These days home is in Tauranga – the top two photos are of her over the 2024/25 summer.

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Alan Sexton on June 1, 2025 at 8:27 am said:

Nice looking little boat, however I think either the year or brand is incorrect.

Sandy Sands only started Seacraft after his return to NZ after the end of WW II (he was a POW) and he initially started off making oars and then progressed into boat manufacture

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cassman64 on June 1, 2025 at 8:17 am said:

Let us not forget Dave Mark’s,Marksply lapstrake boats built in Glenn Innes.He and his team built many beautiful clinker boats.

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