Vessel: Hobson Wharf scow TED ASHBY (1993)
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New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa (estab. 1993)
Production date
1993
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Built by Museum staff in the traditional manner, and involving 11,000 hours of volunteer labour, Ted Ashby was launched for the opening of the Museum in August 1993.
Ted Ashby is built of blackbutt, an Australian hardwood grown in Northland, traditional kauri being no longer available. She is fastened with galvanised steel bolts and spikes. The hull is framed with fore-and-aft bulkheads and the bottom is cross-planked. Underwater the hull is sheathed in worm-resistant totara over tarred felt and schenam, a mixture of lime and oil.
In 2004, the original laminated masts were found to have serious rot. The new ones are of solid Douglas fir and were hand crafted at the Museum, using traditional tools and skills.
Scows played an important role in New Zealand’s early coastal trade. Designed with a flat-bottom, they typically carried heavy cargo on the deck and were able to navigate in shallow waters.
Blackbutt: H - Deck planking
Blackbutt: H - Partitions
Blackbutt: H - Planking
Glass: 4 - compass
Metal: 4 - compass
Metal: 6 - coin
Metal: 7 - coin
Metal: 8 - coin
Metal: 9 - coin
Wood: 10 - Section of 2004/5 mast
Beam (ft): 18ft (5.5m): 0 - Whole
Beam (ft): 18 1/2ft (5.6m): 0 - Whole
3D objects (HxWxD): H 175 x W 165 x D 90mm: 4 - compass
3D objects (HxWxD): H 600 x W 200 x D 240mm: 10 - Section of 2004/5 mast
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Public comments
This is a beautiful sailing vessel! About 20 years ago I arranged a 'surprise' harbour cruise on the Ted Ashby for my wife's 40th birthday; she and her friends had a great experience, as did I, of course! Long may she sail!
- Phillip Guthrie posted 2 years ago.