Kauri Tree

It took from six months to one year to build a schooner. Timber was cut during the winter, decking and other planking being prepared at least four months before use. From 1849 - 1880 there were 75 ships built on the Mahurangi. They included brigantine, barquentine, cutter, ketch schooner, schooner-rigged scow and topsail schooner.