a long and varied history

Boatbuilding for more than 50 years, McMullen & Wing has been involved in a huge range of projects - here are just a few from our history that illustrate the diversity and longevity of McMullen & Wing builds.

1992 : Deodar II – 14.5m Police launch

The history of the Deodar II project stems from the sinking of the previous Deodar, leading to an urgent need for a new vessel at a time when funds were scarce. The Police had a clear idea of what they wanted to achieve in a new boat, but didn’t have nearly the budget to achieve it in a conventional way.

After considerable background work, a competitive tendering process was entered into. Success required innovative thinking to achieve the numerous features that would enable the vessel to meet the operational criteria requested, within tight financial constraints. McMullen & Wing won the tender and went on to work closely with Police maritime staff to develop, design, build and deliver a vessel which was very successful in all respects. DDeodar II was launched in 1992.

Deodar II was replaced in 2007 with a larger vessel and Deodar II entered a second phase of life as a pleasure launch. She remains a vessel respected for quality workmanship and excellent longevity.

1990 : waitemata – 11.5m Pilot launch

The project was a design and build, led by McMullen & Wing with naval architecture by John Lund Marine Design in Australia using a low wash Stolkraft hull form; a considerable innovation at the time. Launched in 1990, Waitemata provided 25 years of reliable service to Ports of Auckland before being replaced by a more modern foiling vessel in 2015, at which point she was sold abroad.

1976 : stella - 12M commercial fishing vessel

Stella was built in 1976. At that time, McMullen & Wing was a New Zealand pioneer of welded steel and aluminium construction for boats. That Stella remains in active commercial service over 40 years later is testament to outstanding workmanship from the very start.