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Building a scow

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Builders caulk the planks of a scow to make them waterproof. The Ted Ashby was built to traditional designs by the National Maritime Museum in Auckland, and launched in 1993.

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Gaffrig Productions

Reference: Ted Ashby: big rig of the Gulf [videorecording]. Auckland: Gaffrig Productions, 2003

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Gavin McLean, Shipbuilding – The wooden era, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/5462/building-a-scow (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.