A CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH IS HIDING HERE – CAN YOU FIND IT

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A CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH IS HIDING HERE – CAN YOU FIND IT

There is a lot of craft named RESOLUTE, todays one was designed by Sonny Levi & built by Shipbuilders for Stan Waters in the later 1950s or earlyish 1960s.The photos were sent in by Ken Ricketts who was friends with a later owner – Ray Bailey (1970’s).

Waters replaced RESOLUTE with another slightly larger but similar boat to some degree to another Sonny Levi design, which he called the ILIKAI. 

She was originally powered by 2 x 4/53 GM Detroits & were replaced post  2000 with 2 larger engines (Yanmar 6 cyl. I think). She was lengthened & the original coamings seem to have been replaced. 

Apologise for the bottom two photos, sourced from KR 8mm movie footage back when Ray Bailey owned her.The top photo was taken on the hardstand at Gulf Harbour while having her new engines fitted. This photo gets auto entry into the ‘Boat That Most Resembles A Block Of Flats Award’ and is currently in the lead by a long margin …………..

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  1. Resolute was listed a while ago for sale whilst moored at Westpark/Hobsonville marina. She had been re-engined with twin Cummins.

    Not 100% sure but seem to recall seeing her at Opua earlier this year.

    Per Levi’s “Dhow’s to Delta’s”, both Resolute (Levi’s book says she was originally named Resolution) and Ilikai were designed for Chas Western of Auckland. They were quite different boats, Resolute was based on Levi’s original Speranza Mia hull shape with a very shallow vee whilst Ilikai was a deep vee hull with Levi’s trademark “needle nose” and a tri cabin configuration. The book says she was fitted with twin V8 Cummins. I believe Ilikai was built by Shipbuilders

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