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Ngaro
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Ngaro
was one of the earlier boats built with a flared bow. It was unusual in
the 1930s when she was built, for a boat to have this.
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She was 28ft long with a beam of 9ft and was all kauri. Originally her
cabin sides were varnished and were later painted. She was built in
Auckland by Lidgards and was a round bilge boat.
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Originally known as
Apache when she first came to Taupo, her name
was changed by one of her earlier owners, George Hale, to Ngaro.
This name is Maori for a blowfly.
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Dave Collison bought her in 1952 and used her privately for 20 years on
the lake. He put on a dodger at the back and also put in a two-cylinder
small trolling motor which was an air-cooled Norman. She ran on a
Redwing four-cylinder petrol engine. Later, after Dave sold her, she
was bought by Bill Cawthorn who had her surveyed for commercial use.
She was a kind sea boat, very good in rough waters, and was a well-known
boat in the Taupo boat harbour.
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