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 WOODEN LAUNCH AT GULF HARBOUR – ECHO

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 WOODEN LAUNCH AT GULF HARBOUR – ECHO

One of my Gulf Harbour spies sent in todays photo of the launch – ECHO, he spotted her late last year hauled out at the Gulf Harbour Marina in Auckland.

Now hopefully I’m right in saying its a woody, could be ply/f-glass or even worse pure white plastic…….

Her size lets her get away with the flying bridge and sun shade. Smart looking craft.

Can we learn more about ECHO.

INPUT ex ANGUS ROGERS – photos below taken during her pervious owners period.

28-02-2026 INPUT ex ALAN SEXTON – ARTICLE BELOW EX SEA SPRAY MAGAZINE MAY 19991

UPCOMING AUCKLAND ON-THE-WATER BOAT SHOW – 5>8 MARCH
If your looking for classic wooden boats you will looking for a long time but if you need a new – tender, outboard, safety gear, bbq, electronics, VHF etc – this is the boat show for you. Personally I always seem to find something I didn’t know I needed for the boat 🙂 Its a very professional run show and a great opportunity to see the latest and greatest marine related goods – just do not buy a white plastic boat 🙂

LOCATION IS DOCKSIDE AT THE VIADUCT EVENTS CENTRE – DETAILS HERE https://www.auckland-boatshow.com

EX WOODEN WORKBOAT – BELFAST – WHERE IS SHE NOW

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2023

EX WOODEN WORKBOAT – BELFAST – WHERE IS SHE NOW
Back in Feb 2023 the 32’ BELFAST made an appearance on WW via a tme listing (via Ian McDonald), at the time she was looking rather sad and needed some serious TLC. Link below to that story. WW Feb 2023 https://waitematawoodys.com/2023/02/04/belfast/
At the time it was commented that she was built by Jack Guard in 1940 and has spent time in survey, 

Fast forward to last week and Ian  McD spotted BELFAST again, this time on a FB group page titled ‘Ex NZ Post Office Construction Staff’, from the photo she looks to be loading/unloading goods, or maybe it is just a person transfer. Can we get an update on what happen with the tme listing – did she sell, where is she now and the current status / condition of the vessel.

25-02-2026 INPUT ex HYLTON EDMONDS – Photos below of Belfast at Matauwhi Bay as of 24-02-2026


UPCOMING AUCKLAND ON-THE-WATER BOAT SHOW – 5>8 MARCH
If your looking for classic wooden boats you will looking for a long time but if you need a new – tender, outboard, safety gear, bbq, electronics, VHF etc – this is the boat show for you. Personally I always seem to find something I didn’t know I needed for the boat 🙂 Its a very professional run show and a great opportunity to see the latest and greatest marine related goods – just do not buy a white plastic boat 🙂

LOCATION IS DOCKSIDE AT THE VIADUCT EVENTS CENTRE – DETAILS HERE https://www.auckland-boatshow.com

The White Boat Show

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The White Boat Show

I dropped down to the Viaduct yesterday to check out the Auckland Boat Show – a very impressive line up of big white boats  and bits that make them go fast and stay a float. 

But that is to be expected. The craft on offer just seem to get bigger each year and spec’ed with more gear. You have to question if it is all needed and how many owners actually know how to work the tech.

I struggled to find much to point the camera at but if you are looking for advice on painting / anti-fouling your boat, a bow thruster, an electric outboard for your tender or the latest in solar charging / batteries its worth a visit – not sure about the $26 entry fee – its really a trade exhibition that the public are allowed into. There appeared to be few of the marine industry ’traders’ from previous years that sold boating ’stuff’. Show runs until late Sunday afternoon.

I did spot a wooden boat, it was encapsulated in f/glass on the MAST (Marine and Specialised Technologies ) Academy stand + the sport boat that I assume is a new Riva is rather swish. 

Another boat that took my eye purely for the paint scheme was the Innovision Boats 656 Explorer – love the colour – we tend to very boring , so a big ups to the owner of – ’Ship Happens’ 🙂

A BIG THUMBS DOWN TO AT (ATEED) FOR POOR TIMING – THE SWING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONNECTING DOWNTOWN WITH THE NORTH HARBOR AREA (site of the show) WAS STUCK UP ALL DAY FOR REPAIRS……………. THIS APPROX ADDED AN HOUR TO THE RETURN TRIP. 

A SIGN OR SOMEONE TELLING PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN A NICE TOUCH – SO MANY PEOPLE MADE THE WALK TOWARDS THE SHOW TO FIND THE BRIDGE NOT FUNCTIONING……………

FINGERS CROSSED IT IS REPAIRED BY THE WEEKEND………

ps take your sunglasses, its very bright walking the docks 😉