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NRC Marine Pests Workshop I have registered

The Hole in the Rock always looks much bigger from a photo like that than it does when you are going through it, especially the first time. I have a photo of Riada from the same day somewhere, mooching around in close to the Cape.

This Lady Margaret was built by Pete Gardner in Whangarei and launched in 1949, I think (need to check the details at home). She spent her early days in one of the Riverside Drive boatsheds; in the other half of the shed that is still occupied by my launch. She originally had a couple of Ford V8 petrol engines. The flying bridge, boarding platform and diesel engines all came after she left the Gardner family's ownership, in the late 70s or early 80s. I do not know anything of her history after that. Our boats cruised together in the Whangarei Harbour and up the Northland coast for m

While Sailors Corner are the only NZ agent they can probably refer to you to a local service agent. I had my Lectrasan serviced by someone else in Auckland, but cannot remember the details as it was a long time ago. When it came time to service the unit for the second time I replaced it with an Airhead composting toilet.

The launch was named Mollie. For more details see https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/03/07/mollie/.

Thanks for that update. It is a pity that another old boat has been lost but good on the owner for trying to minimise the effect on the environment.

Does anyone know the name of the launch that sank?

The Harbourmaster has issued a Local Notice to Mariners detailing the location of the sunken catamaran at the Mokohinaus. Go to https://at.govt.nz/about-us/harbourmaster/local-notices-to-mariners/ for the details.