WHAT BECAME OF THE CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – TAIHO

WW has been contacted by John Dawson concerning the whereabouts of the classic wooden launch TAIHO, a quick WW search popped up the photo above.

Back in Jan 2016 Jason Prew was mooching around Great Barrier Island on his summer cruise (in a yacht back then, before he saw the light and joined the motorboat fleet) and snapped this photo.

I might be wrong but it seems TAIHO has gone to ground for the last 10 years – maybe a name change?, can we learn more eg design, builder, length etc + where she resides these days.

HEADS UP – Check Your Keel Bolts – Nice shinny nut, very dodgy from there on down…………… 😦