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RandomAnt

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  1. It would be interesting to see how the bones of those yoghurt pots are holding up. If the hull is being neglected then surely there's a bit of invisible damage as well It's just a sad sign of the times that people are getting busy and the first thing they neglect is the basic maintenance because it's just too much effort to either get up on the hard or put it in a dry dock. Am out in Milford later today, will drive past and see if I can spot that Hartley
  2. John, I posted this in a Facebook sailing community I am also a member of (that's where it was suggested I head here for any backstories). One of the other members also thought it might be a Gladden. Interesting how the lines of a boat can give away it's maker. If it is a Gladden then it is a sad end to a piece of local boatmaking history
  3. Very interesting, thanks Big T. I'm picking that most of the wrecks you describe long ago sunk into the mud... but the one in the Whau river is still there going by this satellite shot: https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-36.8898966,174.6682281,97m/data=!3m1!1e3 Be a good excursion when the tide is right. Don't fancy trying to drag a kayak through that muck
  4. After many months of planning, I finally got out on the kayak over the weekend to explore Henderson creek. My plan was to locate the "mast in the mangroves" I've frequently spotted from the NW motorway. I was hoping it was a simple story of some adventurous sole finding a great mooring but sadly the reality isn't to be. Photos give some indication of a boat being in a place it shouldn't There is a second wreck further down stream, another pleasure cruiser buried to above the deck in mud and the whole thing under water at high tide, but I couldn't get close enough to safely take a pi
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