Things don’t seem to stand
still for too long at the Salthouse yard these days.
No sooner has the ETNZ Chase boat left the number 1 shed than out comes the
mould again for a sister ship to be built.
This second chase boat is for an overseas client who was impressed with
the power, speed and functionality of this new design.
From one powerboat to
another; Salthouses have begun work on a new Southstar37. This is number 5 of these great little
coastal cruisers and proving the versatility and adaptability both
in layout and powering options; will be driven by jet engine and used
predominately as a commuting vessel.
Across the yard in the number
2 shed, or what has affectionately become known as ‘Vaka Land’, is a 72ft
traditional Vaka Moana near completion.
This Vaka will go on to join the fleet of previously launched catamarans currently doing their tour of duty in the Pacific Islands and beyond. The shed space will then remain empty long
enough to have a good sweep out before 4 of the 7 original Vaka return to the
yard after 3 years for some well deserved maintenance.
Meanwhile, right next door is
a group of men clad in white paper-suits, crawling like ants over a
soon to be finished Elliott35 SuperSport, due for launch early
September. With the launch of this exciting new canting keel race boat – we will have photo’s and footage with
feedback from designer Greg Elliott and her new owner.
Watch this space….
And just to top things off, we also have our slipways packed full with our local boaties coming up for their winter maintenance. Most notable of these is the old classic Trinidad which was built by Salthouses back in 1964. Trinidad is having a complete strip down with 20years worth of anti-foul being removed, and a new breakthrough anti-foul product applied. Check back for our next news update for a story on this.
