CLASSIC MASON MARLIN WOODEN RUNABOUT MORPHS INTO A SPEEDBOAT

CLASSIC MASON MARLIN WOODEN RUNABOUT MORPHS INTO A SPEEDBOAT

During the woodys trip to the Clevedon Cruising Club last weekend, one of the members brought along a recent project.

The speedboat SUZI Q started life as a Mason Marlin but her cabin top was toast so the call was made to start from scratch and the end result is what we see above.

Quite an impressive conversion and no doubt a flyer, did not get a chance to talk to the owner but it would be interesting to learn how she performs / handles at speed. I image a windscreen will be on the shopping list 🙂

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SUZI Q > EMILY M – Could Be A Perfect Lake Day Boat

SUZI Q > EMILY M – Could Be A Perfect Lake Day Boat

The 27’ 1960 built launch – Emily M recently popped up on tme (thanks Ian McDonald). 

Her owner believes she was built by Lanes of Totara North, but we all know how frequently that name is attached to wooden craft 🙂

Forward motion is via a 80hp Ford diesel. Looks like she needs some TLC to the interior but a very salty looking craft that could easily be returned to looking smart again.

In a previous life she was named Suzi Q and worked as a commercial snapper long-liner out of Whangamata in the 1970’s.

Current home is Opua in the Bay of Islands.