Wāna Iti

Status: Active use

Owner: Les Spriggens

Area: New Zealand

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Ply lapstrake.
Hull designed by Peter Sewell at Auckland, NZ in 1995
Built 1995 by Peter Sewell at Auckland, NZ
Fit out 2025 at Katikati, NZ
LOA: 16' 0", LWL: 15' 6", Beam: 5' 2",
Framing is Australian Hoop Pine

Boiler

Ofeldt type VWT Built 2013 by Refrigeration Engineering, Auckland, NZ and Owner at Auckland and Katikati, NZ
Fuel: LPG, Pressure: 120 psi, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
8" dia Steel 0 X 0.5" dia Copper tubes. welded drum, silver soldered tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, whistle,
Designed and constructed to meet AS/NZS 1228

Engine

Double acting twin . 2.25" + 2.25" X 2"
Built 2019 by Owner at Katikati, NZ
Design: Swan by: Stuart Turner
Slide valve. SLRG valve gear.
Power: 3 HP
Valve gear modified slightly during build. Power as claimed in Stuart Tuner catalogue.

Propeller

Stainless Steel, 2 blades, Right Hand, 15.25" X 22"
Shaft: 0.75" 316 Stainless Steel
Propellor designed and constructed by Peter Sewell

History

Exact design and build date still under investigation. Initially fitted with single cylinder double acting engine, and a coil boiler fired with a variety of liquid fuels. Purchased as a bare hull in 2014 and fitted out by current owner. Steaming again from September 2025.

Added to the register: 2026.01.22. Last Modified: 2026.01.22.