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You've all heard of go-karts. Now meet a go-boat. In these three pics young Peter McCain shows just what can be achieved with a twin-cylinder chain saw motor, the right sort of hull and a bit of know-how. He built his oraft - a 7ft 6in boat on a flat planing hull - and took it for a spin in the Maitai river beside tne Sports Hall. And, as the pics show, a very successful launching it was until (at right) he struck a little fuel trouble and had to swim home.

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These, and the pic below of the opening of the Anzac Scout Hall in Pioneer Park, were supplied to us by Peter Skinner.