Old Jack II: 1867 Blind Bay Hooker
Blind Bay Hooker built in 1867 in Port Underwood for John and Edward Guard.
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Historic Boats
Comet: 48 Feet Blind Bay Hooker
Comet: 48 Feet Blind Bay Hooker Build Date 1883 Boat Builder J.J. Ricketts Length 48 feet 8 Inches Beam 14 feet 9 inches Weight 22.45 tons The Blind Bay Hooker Comet Built on the south shore of Torrent Bay by the Ricketts brothers (according to the Port Māpua Maritime Museum) or J.J. Ricketts. Either way
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Southern Isle: 92 Foot Nelson Scow
Southern Isle: 92 Foot Nelson Scow Build Date 1901 Boat Builder D.M. Darroch Length 92 feet 1 inch Beam 22 feet 2 inches Building the Southern Isle and her wreck on Farewell Spit Built by D.M. Darroch in Omaha the Southern Isle was a Schooner-rigged scow that was later converted into a dredge. First owned
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Marilyn: 112ft Navy Vessel to Fishing Boat
Marilyn: WWII Navy Vessel to Fishing Boat Build Date 1943 Boat Builder Associated Boatbuilders Ltd. Length 112 feet Beam 17.9 feet Marilyn is built for the Navy Marilyn was commissioned under the number ML405 by the Royal New Zealand Navy on the 21 April 1943. She was a Fairmile motor vessel with a cutter rig
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Tiroa: 111ft William Hoile Brown Trading Vessel
Tiroa: 111ft William Hoile Brown Trading Vessel Build Date 1916 Boat Builder William Hoile Brown Length 111 feet Beam 23 feet Building and Running the Tiroa Built in 1916 by William Hoile Brown of Northcote, the Tiroa started life as a steamship registered in the Port of Auckland. From here the Tiroa was owned by
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Kohi: 91 ft Scow/Fish Freezer in Golden Bay
Scow with a long history of transporting goods. After sinking in the 1960s Kohi became a floating Crayfish freezer.
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