Cool Canoe Cove photo in a local pool.

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This photo was posted on a crane site, 1976 vintage apparently. Owls Nest 41' Canoe Cove from RVYC somewhere in the British Properties I am guessing. I think Jack Charles owned Arrow Trucking/Cranes at the time, he of Crescent Beach Boat Builders fame, so this pic makes perfect sense. Look how tight it is in the pool, bumpers at the back, looks like minimal clearance at the bow. Enjoy this one fellas.131892030_10223924781844868_8559673124188580840_o.jpg
 
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Haha that's right above Chartwell school l, I used to skateboard down that street relentlessly as a kid!
 
ab1752 said:
Haha nope no where close by...Parkside which happened to make for a heck of a ps name.
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Mine was Harley Gothard. (Got-Hard). Or Moose Gothard if I used the cat instead of the Parrot.
 
I worked at Canoe Cove for many years when I was young.That boat is their 41 Ft. Tricabin model that I worked on pretty much exclusively and can still remember how every inch of it was built.You can pick them up pretty cheap these days.
 
Rayvon said:
I worked at Canoe Cove for many years when I was young.That boat is their 41 Ft. Tricabin model that I worked on pretty much exclusively and can still remember how every inch of it was built.You can pick them up pretty cheap these days.
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I have a 41 tri cabin here in Campbell River.
Very nice boat for the family, we have comfortably slept 10 aboard. My dad has taken it to Alaska three times.
We did take out the chairs on castors!

I do have some questions on some interior spaces that seem to have no access.
Can't wait for this pandemic to end so I can lure you up to Campbell River with promises of rum to discuss...
 
They used a lot of teak back then when it was still cheap,couldn't do it now that it's"endangered".All exterior windows were framed in teak,solid exterior teak doors,basket weave teak doors in all cabinetry etc..Most customers went for carpet flooring which seems crazy now."Gong Show",I can't think of any spaces that had no access other than maybe a bit in the forward berth/shower area.We pretty much filled every space with some kind of storage.The good /bad old days building boats in unheated boat sheds,grinding asbestos filled resin,moving the boats by hand or an old Ford tractor,carrying extremely heavy components by hand (we were young and stupid,cheap labour),the air filled with fiberglass dust.I learned a lot though and had fun doing it.
 
The windows are fun. We replaced the rear cabin ones with AJR aluminum and that is excellent.
The other teak windows are in constant need of attention, but it is livable now.
Under both heads seem to be a bit of an interesting place to go looking.
Teak and resin must have been cheap in those days.
 
Some more info on Crescent Yachts. I was unaware they had other holdings in the lower mainland.

Crescent Custom Yachts is a private company with sole ownership by Tim Charles. Platinum Marine is also located at the same location with the added benefit of collaboration and sharing of resources. Sister companies include Tactical Custom Boats, a line of high performance aluminum boats for the recreational and commercial markets, CCY Marine, a boat house building construction company, Milltown Marine Services, a full-service recreational boat repair company located at Milltown Marina in Vancouver, and WrapBoats.ca, a marine vinyl wrap exterior/interior service for boats and yachts.
 
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