b'If ever a boat has character then Mohawk has plenty: theMohawk came to us for restoration as a neglected old boatmany restorations other skills were required to complete the wonderful original Gaines Universal Flexifour petrol engine iswith the varnish hanging off and her coamings, decks andproject: Des Pawson, the revered rope man from Ipswich, started with a handle and requires some understanding fromrudder badly damaged. Unable to find Rock Elm to replaceprovided the rope fender to protect the topsides; and the its owner; the original and complete set of bronze fittings arethe coamings and covering boards we substituted Oak for itsengineer Steven Dean re-built the old Gaines Universal. beautiful; and the garter badge with the little painting of thelight colour and willingness to steam bend but were still able yachts own pennant makes her complete. to maintain the genuine look of the 1934 launch. As with so 59'