Ha! Wow this is great, i just love knowing the history of a boat. Thanks for replying Grant.
Ya we bought her from a guy named Mark from Christchurch (maybe he moved) and she was not in the best shape unfortunately but now is looking shiny and impressing our little Port town on the water! Always gets questions... and I always say we resurrected her from the dead but she was born on Waiheke ;-) She'll be just fine but does have some irrepairable sun/water damage. Mark was maybe some sort of guide and he went on a few good adventures in the Orca himself- including a tour from Doubtful to Milford Sound. We bought her based on the idea that we could do similar tours & adventures. She holds plenty of gear, thats for sure.

You might enjoy these pics to see the ongoing life of your WR180:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/korutrails/sets/72157634186113046/
(looks fine and dandy weather but in fact we encountered huge swells, gales and had to hide out in that beach hut for 2 full days! Barely made it back to our ferry... epic & amazing adventure)

I'll check out your site later, thanks so much for getting in touch.
Jillian