Imalone: 34ft Guard and McCauley Built Boat

1950

Build Date

Jack Guard/ John McCauley

Boat Designer/Boat Builder

34ft

Length

10ft

Beam

All We know About Imalone

Imalone was designed and partially built by Jack Guard. Guard built the hull with kauri planks and birch ribs. John McCauley then built the decks and wheelhouse. The building of the hull took place in Guard’s boat shed in Pukatea Bay, Marlborough Sounds before she was towed to Bulwer for John McCauley to finish off.

Imalone started life with a JP2 Lister engine but around 25 years later this was updated with a Detroit GM 371.

According to Waitemata Woodys Imalone’s home port in 2021 was Nelson but we have recently been told Imalone is moored in Bulwer.

References

To research Imalone we used Waitemata Woodys

Tio – Hubert Levy designed and Jack Guard built research boat, Navy Pilot boat, passenger vessel, skipper training boat, lighthouse tender and private launch.

Jean – 45ft fishing boat built by Jack Guard, now a live-aboard.

Gleam – Purchased by Jack Guard the Gleam has been in his family for over seventy years.

Dawn – 45ft commercial fishing boat owned and run by Maurice Wells in the 1950s.