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The Ditchburn Pleasure Boats Ltd was established in 1871 on Lake Muskoka by Henry Ditchburn to build wooden pleasure boats and launches. Joined by his brothers, William, John, and Arthur began by building wooden rowboats in Lake Rosseau, and moved to in Gravenhurst, Ontario, in 1890. The company began building gasoline launches in 1898 along ...
Canoes made of wooden planks instead of bark, called "board canoes" first began to appear in the 1850s, although it is not known which craftsman was the first to combine the native boat designs with "modern" technology of sawn and planed boards. [9] In 1882, the Gidley Boat Works began manufacturing wooden plank boats on the shores of Georgian Bay.
There are three main types of power boat. RTR(ready-to-run), ARTR(almost-ready-to-run), and kit versions are available. All thoroughbred racing boats are made from kits and the builders add their own gear and radio. Radio-controlled racing boats are designed for maximum speed and maneuverability.
Thompson Hiawatha model canoe. The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes.Founded by brothers Peter and Christ Thompson in 1904, [1] the company became prominent in the field and built boats for nearly one hundred years. [2]
Grew Manufacturing traces its roots to Gidley Boat Works, which was founded in 1882 by Henry Edward Gidley. The company was located on the shores of Georgian Bay, in Penetangushine, Ontario. The company specialized in building wooden boats, such as canoes, rowboats, sailboats, and motorboats.
Ontario Yachts (1 C, 1 P) Ouyang Boat Works (1 C) P. Performance Sailcraft (1 C) R. Rocket Boats (1 C) S. Sandstream Yachts (1 C) Sawyer Marine (1 C) Sirocco ...
The Ontario Association of Real Estate Boards (later renamed the Ontario Real Estate Association) was founded in 1922 to organize real estate activities on a province-wide basis. [citation needed] In 1930, the Ontario government brought into law the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act. The government of Ontario codified and regulated the real ...
Pointer boats were designed by John Cockburn and built by John, his son and grandson, from the 1850s to 1969 [1] at their boatworks in Ottawa and later at Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. They were wooden, oared boats used for transportation along rivers such as the Ottawa River .