![]() Beautiful detailed deeply varnished Mahogany wood exterior and interior with custom leather upholstery. Trophy winner of the best Contemporary Boat scoring 100 points when judged. Current owner since commissioned in 2016 and completed/delivered in August 2017 - was presented & participated in the 2017 Antique Boat Show in Clayton New York. Great to see she’s still going strong.Beautiful one of a kind custom 28’ Gar Wood Streamliner powered by a Cadillac LSA Supercharged 550 HP engine with High Performance V-Drive transmission. A nice hull shape and one of the quickest displacement launches on the harbour. I recall her coming into Coronation Pier circa 1962ish and the reverse gear failed at the optimum moment and she went under the pier and wiped the wheelhouse off. At least 1955 -1975 towing barges / logs from Bunns Mill on Matakana Island and ferrying workers / residents at the mill. Located at Gulf Harbour.Ģ1-05-23 Input ex Alan Johnson (the nice one) – subject to final bidding but it looks like Lady Bess is off to MangawhaiĪnd from Bill Faulkner - She ran as a workboat for Harbour Transport on Tauranga harbour for many years. Her tme me listing (thanks Ian McDonald) closes on 23-05-2023 and current bidding is sub $2500. Interior is particularly stripped out ready for a new interior to suit her next life – domestic or back in charter. She is built of kauri, carvel hull, 48’6” in length and powered by a 471 GM Detroit engine, this gives her a cruising speed of 7>9 knots. Then purpose modified for fishing charter work out of Helenville on the west coast of the North Island. Originally built for passenger service around Waiheke Island and later in Tauranga. The 1922 Lady Bess was built by Leon Warne, St Marys Beach in Auckland. AUCKLAND’S WATERFRONT PINK ELEPHANT – THE PERCY VOS SHED The tme listing was a shout out to locate a caretaker for her. The engine, a Ford diesel had been serviced and ran. Unfortunately Davie passed away recently and the Norris syndicate who were looking after the Roamer were unable to keep her and get her back on the water. Since then she has been stored at Davie Norris Boatbuilders awaiting final repairs to make her watertight again. The top photos show how it was in the water before she unfortunately sunk at the moorings 12/11/20. Repairs were done by Davie Norris Boatbuilders/Norris family over many years. Recently including a new cabin top to increase the height inside the main cabin. Roamer last appeared on WW back in July 2016 – link to the story below Roamer was built in 1911 in Ferrymead and has been modified multiple times over the years. When had I had a look for her it was showing as withdrawn, so fingers crossed that a new owner was found. ![]() Over the last week I received several emails concerning the 40’ launch – Roamer that was on tme listed as ‘as is where is, any offers considered’. Seller contact email details – EX ANGUS ROGERS – the craft was designed by Woolley and built in New Plymouth for the Tonkin family (Thanks to Lindsay McMorran) for the tme heads up) Sadly her owner isn’t a boatie and has only used the runabout 4 times in the last 4 years so the hunt is on for a new custodian. Power is from a 1962 Volvo 75hp stern drive (petrol) ![]() An amazing project that accumulated with the craft winning ‘Best Presented Boat’ at Aucklands Outboard Boating Club (OBC). Her new owner, a highly skilled furniture restorer commenced a restoration that included – engine reconditioned, new exhaust manifold, complete rewire, new upholstery, 1,000 hours on the woodwork and paintwork, new covers. It had sat under cover for 60 years odd – she was as dry as a bone. ![]() When the house at Rainbow Point sold – the current owner bought the boat of the family. The colour of the block (bronze) suggests it was either the first or second stern drive ever imported. ![]() The boat was fitted with a Volvo Penta Stern drive. The story goes that there were two boats built to the same design – the first boat was (possibly) built to take the Queen Mother fishing on Lake Taupo, in the early 1960s, and the second for old family friends of the current owner, they had a house at Rainbow Point, Taupo. Today we have a peek at a unique 18’ runabout that started life in the early 1960’s at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. With the constant escalation of Auckland marina berth costs more and more woodys are considering a craft that will fit in the garage / driveway. ![]()
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