A great bit of footage captured, very interesting to see the structure put in place along the keel. I recall seeing this ship off the Chelsea sugar factory around 1995 when I visited Auckland. Last seen near Lincoln Road
That bought back a few memories. The job that we were told by the experts could not be done. Alloy Yachts told us that the stream was not deep enough and the road could not handle the load. Turned out that it could be done and the stream was much deeper than they thought, no one had ever sounded it until we did and marked the deep channel with toitoi heads. When the tug entered the stream he was told to run the toitoi down, worked a treat.
What a great piece of footage. As an ex Aucklander I used to travel regularly on the Toroa and Makora in the 50s and 60s. Such a shame that one of the vehicular ferries could not have been preserved. Also a great shame that governments of the day do not seem to have greatly contributed to the restoration. (And don't get me started on the St James Theatre).
I have great memories of being taken as a child down to the heat and smell of the steam engine room on the way to Waiheke. I was gratified to see it had been saved when I saw it sitting up there as I passed on the NW Motorway. It was still there last I passed. Is it just an albatross around somebody's neck?
@@robtbrown3343 Thanks! Looks like my memory was faulty, as Toroa did not go to Waiheke. I did, though, and saw the steam engine room. I wonder what boat it was. I bet I'd recognise the name.
