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In 1988, Sackville was designated a National Historic Site of Canada, due to her status as the last Flower-class corvette known to exist. [17] On 4 November 1998, Canada Post issued a 45¢ stamp featuring HMCS Sackville as part of the Naval Vessels series. The stamps were designed by Dennis George Page, based on an illustration by Todd Hawkins ...
Boats were produced finished and ready-to-sail, or as kits for builder completion. New models introduced under the Hughes-Columbia brand included the Hughes-Columbia 36, 8.3, 8.7, 10.7, 11.8, 42 and 48. [1] [2] During this period the company was the largest builder of sailboats in Canada. [1] [2]
Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee , Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) since 1935 but OMC filed for bankruptcy in 2000.
The pivoting design allows the outboard motor to be swiveled by the operator in almost all directions: Sideways for direction, up and down to change the thrust line according to speed or bow lift, elevate completely out of water for easy starting, placing the drive shaft and the propeller forward along the side of the boat for reverse, or put ...
Pages in category "Canadian boat builders" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Grew Manufacturing was a Canadian company that manufactured boats from 1882 to 2011. It started as Gidley Boat Works on the shores of Georgian Bay. In the late 1920s, Arthur Grew, a master boat maker from Penetangushine, took over the business and changed its name. The company grew and modernized its product line, eventually switching from wood ...
Cooper Enterprises Inc. (sometimes referred to as Cooper Yachts Limited) was a Canadian boat builder based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats and powerboats. [1] [2] The company was founded by Forbes Cooper in 1970 and closed in 1990. [1] [2]
The first of the improved Type "TR" boats was assigned hull number 3824 after it was completed in mid-1931; in total, 69 were built, ending with hull number 4928. [3] Retired Type "TRS" at Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum; note ninth scupper at bow. The Type "TRS" ("TR"-Simplified) motor lifeboat was designed to reduce weight and cost. [4]