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| CLASS | Atalanta |
| BUILT | May 1959 |
| HULL No. | 106 |
| Condition | Storing |
| Location | Caldecot, Rutland |
Taka Maru Boat Blog Posts
 | How A105 became ‘Taku Maru’ 2020 November -
We were delighted to hear from the son of Taku Maru’s original owner, Philip Booth, about his recollections of her and how she got her name.I am really delighted to see that Atalanta 105 Taka Maru still exists, 61 years on. My father bought Taka Maru, perhaps off the drawing board since I see it ... Comments: |
 | A1 and A105 Head to Toe 2019 January - Last year Peter Keightley bought A105 Taku Maru from John Ingleby with plans of visiting the Mediterranean via the French Canals. Peter has an excellent workshop for his preparations. There is apparently little to do – general maintenance and an engine swap to replace the Coventry Victor with a diesel (from now scrapped ... Comments: |
 | Finally… launched on the River Bure at Martham 2017 October - The culmination of work since acquisition from Derek Buckton in 2006… everything should work!
Taka Maru stayed moored up for a week, during which it transpired the exhaust system needed repair, and the keep sealing strips were too tight for comfortable raisin and lowering. But she floated and was quite watertight after three days.
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| A105 Taku Maru 2011 January - A105 Taku Maru.
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 | A105 Turning Hull Over 1997 1997 January -
Photographic record of turning over Taku Maru in the late 1990s. Click on an image on the right for a slide show. Comments: |