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Name of Boat

Tapuru

Owner's Name

David Wilson 

Boat Location

Darwin N.T. 

Registration No.

Sail No.

774 

Dimensions

Feet & Inches  Outside of stem to outside of transom

Overall Length

29 feet 

Maximum Draft

3ft 6 n 

Maximum Beam

9ft 6 in 

Centreplate Case Length

Construction

Planking
Structure
Framing

Rig

Ballast

Weight

Material

lead 

Engine

Make

Sole 

Horsepower

26 hp 

Heritage

Built

1948 

Builder

JJ Savage Williamtown Victoria 

Designer

Herreshoff 

History

Not much known. Has cruised Indonesia many years ago. Met previous owner from the early sixties who saw her at Airlie Beach and introduced himself and had a look over. I purchased her in 1998 from previous owner in Port Douglas. She had (then) just had a major rebuild.
 

Race Record

Comments

I sailed her around to Darwin from Mackay in Queensland 4 years ago. I Would like to sell her now to undertake boatbuilding course in tasmania