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CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – CHARLYN

Todays woody photo of the launch CHARLYN comes to us from the Kopu Marine Precinct fb page in Thames via Ian McDonald.

Peter Deeming commented that CHARLYN was built at Ashbys Boat Yard in Opua, Bay of Islands and Peter worked on her from start yo finish.

In the photo she looks a quite a big girl, made even bigger looking by the addition of that conservatory………
Can anyone tell us more about the launch.

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