“Another Woodie”

Photo by Dave Tilley

This is Ron and Wilma Jelley’s unrestored 1956 Peterborough Comet with what is believed to be the original 1955 Evinrude Big Twin 25 electric start. Wilma, who bought the boat in 2000, is shown here enjoying an MCBC Cruise Night run on the Rideau River with her guests.

“Aquae Sulis”

“Aquae Sulis” is a 22 foot 1952 Shepherd owned by Rick & Marion Beaudry. She is powered by a 1952 6 Cylinder Chrysler which produces 135 HP. She is completely original. In 1981, Jack & Susan Hughes bought their first mahogany runabout, a Shepherd 22 called “Hel-Har”. They decided she was too big for a beginner and found a Shepherd 18 now named “Hum Drum” which was restored by Millar-Potter in 1985 and 1986. The original Shepherd 22 was traded to Millar-Potter to help with the restoration costs for Humdrum, and she later left Manotick for Valleyfield, Quebec. But now she’s back – as Rick Beaudry’s beautiful Aquae Sulis!

Asden

“Asden”, owned by Al Goodwright of Osgoode, is a triple cockpit runabout built in 1948 by Miles Jeffrey of Athens, Ontario. She is one of a small number of boats built by Mr. Jeffrey between 1932 and 1958 still existing. She is 22'0'' in length, with a beam of 6'6" and is still powered by the originally installed 130hp straight-eight cylinder Kermath Sea Chief engine. “Asden” was one of only two boats that Jeffrey custom built for clients with sedan roofs, both were removed by subsequent owners.

Blue Bird

“Blue Bird” is a 1957 Feathercraft Ranger III aluminum boat owned by Dave and Carolyn Tilley. Acquired thanks to the sharp eyes of Ron and Wilma Jelley, Dave acquired her in the spring of 2004 as a test boat for his collection of 1950’s Outboard Marine Corporation outboards. Cleaned up, repainted and with a new transom and floor boards, she is seen here (in a picture taken by Ron Jelley) sporting a 1956 Johnson Javelin 30 HP motor.

“Calypso”

Photo by Greg Tilley

Here are Syd Herwig and “Calypso”, one of the fastest boats in the Club. They have been running the river for a long time, so sunny days or dark evenings are no challenge for them. Much to everyone’s delight, Syd and “Calypso” are regulars at MCBC Cruise Nights and the stories are fascinating. “Calypso” is Syd’s 1924 Dodge Watercar which he keeps in his boat house on the channel between the main channel of the Rideau River and “Mahogany Harbour” in Manotick. She is 22½ feet in length with a 6 foot beam and is powered by a 1969 Chrysler 8 cylinder engine producing 210 HP. Purchased by the Herwigs in 1959, she was used extensively before her restoration in 1982. Probably the most traveled antique boat on the continent “Calypso” has won 10 awards at 6 different shows. She still flys by on her original bottom.

“Campster”

Photo by Greg Tilley

“Campster” is a 1935 Dodge (Dodge Boat and Plane Company - Newport News) Cabin Utility, model No. 402-A, Hull No. 166, at just over 20 ft LOA and 6 ft 8 beam. Owned by John and Susan Richardson she is the last one in service on the planet. John has scoured the bazaars and found none other, nor have any of the amateur investigators he put to the task of searching. Her name derives from John and Susan’s grandson Cameron. Her engine is a 1955 Chrysler Marine Crown flat-head six rated at 117 HP.

As she sits, she wears 12 coats of varnish applied by Millar-Potter Restorations over two years following John’s complete stripping and sanding of the boat and almost wholesale plug replacement, interior cleaning and floor replacement. Jim Potter also found and installed the Crown engine to replace the clapped-out old 1941 ACE that was in her when John got her. He acquired the boat from Don Roney of Battersea, Ont. through AY Brokerage in the Spring of 1999. Don’s recollection of her history reveals that she was a working boat in the Thousand Islands where she delivered goods on the South Shore of Lake Ontario and among the islands.

On August 11th, 2002, CAMPSTER won her first award at the Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boat Show in Merrickville, Ontario for “The Most Unusual Boat” in the show.

Charm

"Charm" is a 1919 Dispro, hull #1930 (30th boat built in 1919, the oldest Uncle Sam model known to exist) built by the Disappearing Propeller Boat Company of Port Carling, Ontario. She is owned by Mike, Nelly and Mark Krzyzanowski. The model is an "Uncle Sam" with a length of 18'-6". The engine is a King Fisher model A-2 of 2 1/2 hp. The boat was found on Georgian Bay at Shawnanaga Indian Reserve in 1995 at the original family cottage for which it was purchased. The original owners were the Dowler family of London, Ontario. Their name is listed in a 1920 Dispro boat catalogue as "satisfied owners". They had many boats such as Ditchburns, Minetts and Peterboroughs as well as this one Dispro. The boat almost came to a dramatic end in September 1954. High winds and torrential rains destroyed the boat house and damaged most of the boats including the Dispro. All were sunk as a result of Hurricane Hazel. The Dispro was found on the bottom in a cove next to the cottage and was retrieved. Lumber from other destroyed cottages and boat houses was salvaged and a new boathouse was constructed on higher ground. The Dispro sat in this storage until it was purchased and retrieved in September 1995. It was refloated and towed to a nearby launch ramp some two miles away. It had its second relaunching in October of the same year once the seized engine was unstuck and a jury rigged gas tank hooked up. It floated and ran, albeit with a terrible engine knock due to a worn crank shaft and connecting rod assembly. The hull (it had been painted robin egg blue on the outside and brown on the inside) and all mechanicals were restored by the owners to original condition over a period of 1 1/2 years. It was finally relauched in July 1997 and has been used every year since that time. The boat has received numerous awards in ACBS Boat Shows both in Canada and the USA.

"Crisis"

“Crisis” a 1965 19½ foot Shepherd Runabout started her life on the Rideau in 1965 and was sold after 6 short years. She moved to the Ottawa River during the summer of 1971, where she spent 12 good years. After being sold again, she moved to a farm in Osgoode, spending 19 years on her trailer. That's where Andrew MacLaurin found her, starting a painful 2 year restoration. The attached photo is of Crisis doing her first fly by on her launch day June 27 2004. She is powered by a Chrysler Fury 210 and driven by a Dana Outdrive.

“Cyclone”

Photo by Dave Tilley

Peter and Trudy Krzyzanowski own “Cyclone”, this beautifully restored 14 foot 1950 General Marine Speedliner. She is powered by a 1954 Mercury 4 cylinder 40 HP outboard.

Dad’s Boat

“Dad’s Boat” is a 17 ft Peterborough Kawartha, built in 1939 or '40 and registered in Montreal where John Richardson’s Dad acquired her in 1951 (John was 6 yrs old). Her original power, a 14 HP Evinrude Fastwin which was replaced in 1958 by a spunky new Johnson Seahorse 18 HP with electric start no less. With only minor maintenance, that engine continues to operate reliably today. Over the years she was used to transport lumber (across her gunwales) for building cottages on Lake of Bays in Muskoka, to haul rock for building wharfs, for grocery runs to the nearest water's edge village store, as a ski boat and, when the day's work was done, as a fishing boat. John has old home movies of her from that time and cherishes fond memories of steering the boat while his Dad and Grandfather held their fishing poles, one over either side, trolling for lake trout. Down wind the exhaust gasses would trail over the boat filling their lungs with those wonderful acrid 2-cycle fumes. Upwind John’s lungs rebelled against second-hand cigarette smoke and the occasional venting of dinner fumes. When the fibreglass era arrived, John’s Dad retired his old Peterborough in favour of a new plastic runabout. For ten years his cedar-strip lay upside-down, out in the elements winter and summer, a refuge for little critters that fashioned temporary homes under her deck. When John’s Dad retired, he took on the daunting project of restoring his favorite old boat and did a good job. He replaced the transom and stem, some sections of the splash rail and rub rails, the fibreglass bottom covering and gave her some badly needed varnish. That was in 1976. For the next 27 years she was in constant use without a lick of varnish. In 2003 John brought her home to work on her over the winter. She was in sorry shape with rot in her lower transom, transom knees, splash rail and rub rails - just about all of the oak fittings. All of the cedar was in excellent shape except that it was black with mildew and baked on varnish. She is now f ully restored and back in service on Lake of Bays. This picture of John and Susan Richardson in “Dad’s Boat” was taken on the MCBC Cruise Night on June 2, 2004.

Florence

“Florence” an 18'6" 1919 Disappearing Propeller Motor Boat Uncle Sam model is owned by Ron and Wilma Jelley of Manotick. Built in Port Carling, Ontario, she is powered by a 1919 2.5 HP 1 cylinder Kingfisher copper jacket engine. The Dippy was bought in 1985, a cold October day, and made it in the water a 'few' years later - September, 2002 in time for the Dippy Regatta at Sparrow Lake. She is still not 100% finished; not sure it will ever be done! It did win Best Dispro at the Ottawa, Sept 2003 ACBS boat show. Don't tell anyone, but there were only three dippys there and one got best Canadian Boat. Still a milestone for “Florence”!

“Fox Hunt”

Photo by Greg Tilley

“Fox Hunt” is a 16 foot 1960 Shepherd Outboard owned by Dave & Carolyn Tilley. She is powered by a 1975 3 Cylinder Chrysler Outboard rated at 75 HP. She is a completely original boat that spent her years prior to the Tilleys 1999 aquisition in a dry boat house served by a marine railway on Lake Couchiching. The original owner changed the outboard due to the power tilt available on the Chrysler (the original OMC did not have that available). Lake Couchiching is a very shallow lake. Dave and Carolyn had new varnish applied in 2000 by Iain McAleese and have just thoroughly enjoyed her since then.

Geee Whiz

If you see a white flash go by you on the Rideau, it may be Dave Tilley in his 1962 Glaspar G-3 "Geee Whiz” Dave acquired his treasured fibreglassic complete with its matching year, first year, 1962 Merc 1000 one hundred horsepower outboard motor. Found thanks to Ron & Wilma Jelley in New Milford, Connecticut in June of 2002, “Geee Whiz” survived a trailer wheel coming off on the way home and is greatly enjoyed.

Gotta Git Goin

"Gotta Git Goin" is a 13 ft 1965 Glasspar G3 with a 1963 Mercury 6 cyl 85 hp motor. Owned by Mike, Nelly and Mark Krzyzanowski, she was found in NY State as a basket case in March of 2002. She had been stored upside down outside and had substantial root growth firmly holding it to the ground. This as well as a significant termite colony made quick work of all of her structural wood. Numerous coats of paint covered the hull. In 2003, she was completely rebuilt by Mike and Mark with a new transom, floor and deck stringers and was repainted in her original colours. The engine was located and restored to original condition as well. The boat was relaunched in April 2004 for use as an MCBC Wednesday night cruise boat.

Hot Shoe

“Hot Shoe” owned by Ian and Debra Wyllie of Osgoode is a Glen–L Marine design from 1964. This STILETTO model is a ski-type outboard runabout styled like the then popular high speed inboard ski boats. The hull is designed for high powered motors with safety in mind. The sides flare out to provide additional buoyancy at the transom as well as acting as safety anti-trip chines in faster turns. She was built in the mid eighties in Toronto. Ian and Debra are the third owners with the second owner never having used her. “Hot Shoe” has a long shaft transom and is powered by a 1977 Mercury Merc 1150. “The Tower of Power” is one off Mercury’s great straight six outboards. Ian reports that this is one great boat to pilot. It gives a fantastic feel of speed and is extremely stable. They have yet to use the Ski Bar as it must be modified to clear the high Mercury. Feel free to ask for a ride but remember; LifeJackets on, hats off and mouth’s closed. You don’t want to be “Pickin bugs out of your teeth”.

“Humdrum”

Photo by Dave Tilley

In 1981, we bought our first mahogany runabout, a Shepherd 22 called Hel-Har. I decided she was too big for a beginner and began looking for a Shepherd 18. I met Ross Therien from Bancroft at the 1981 Boat Show at Rideau Ferry who had an 18 runabout for sale which he had rescued from Muskoka. She came home to Kingston nameless, more or less sound, but cosmetically pretty baffed out. She was restored by Millar-Potter in 1985 and 1986 to her original shiny beauty and we named her Humdrum. She graduated from the shop too late to make the 1986 Boat Show, but she was at Dow’s Lake in 1987 and won Best Canadian Built Boat.

In 1995, Humdrum won Best Shepherd at Merrickville. We were really proud of that because by then we had refinished her and installed new flooring, etc, ourselves.

When I first trailed Humdrum home in 1981, she carried a pine coffee table decorated with a picture of a loon, carved by a well-known wildlife carver named Claude Taft, which I had also bought from Ross Therien. The trophy we six years later had been donated to the MCBC by Ross Therien - it was a loon, carved by Claude Taft.

Jim Potter still calls Humdrum another name which I won’t print here. It’s the name of the guy who was our bank manager during the restoration process!

Ilikai

"Ilikai" is a 1960 Shepherd Model 105 runabout that we (Mike Ruddy & Alex Robison) acquired in 2004. She is 18 feet in length with a 6'4" beam. She is powered by her original Chrysler 318 V-8 engine which produces 210 HP. My Dad passed away a few months before I bought “Ilikai”. He and I long admired the wooden antiques and classics we saw at MCBC boat shows. “Ilikai” is a tribute to our shared interest and I'm sure would've made Dad smile - she certainly has that effect on me. This is our first classic boat and we and our kids have been enjoying exploring the Rideau, participating in MCBC cruise nights, getting to know other members and benefiting from their extensive knowledge. “Ilikai” is shown here on an MCBC cruise night August 4, 2004.

Katie

“Katie” is Wilma Jelley's Fibre-Glassic, a 15' 1960 Glastron Fireflite. Powered by a 1961, 75HP V4 4 cylinder Johnson. The Glastron was purchased the fall of 2001. Wilma spotted her prize in a driveway in Smith Falls with a for sale sign on it. She dropped in to have a look and was hooked. A bit of negotiation and we towed it home. It was a bit of a job to find a 1960 75HP OMC outboard. (We ended up driving to Connecticut to pick up the engine). We had hoped to have it in the water for the 2003 Manotick show but it wasn't ready. However, she did make it to the ACBS Show in Ottawa in Sept. 2003.

Kennebeck Canoe

This is a 16' 1900 Kennebeck closed gunnel Canoe owned by Ron and Wilma Jelley of Manotick, Ontario. This canoe was owner restored in 1994.

“Lady By”

“Lady By” is owned by John and Gaye Spencer. Built by Mac-Craft in Wallaceburg, Ontario in 1940, “Lady By” is 16 feet in length, has a beam of 5 feet 9 inches and is powered by a 4-cylinder Chris-Craft engine delivering 60 HP. John and Gaye acquired her in 1977 from fellow MCBC members Dave and Heather Havelock after a restoration by Dave Havelock. Her planking is mahogany over white oak frames and she is an ideal trailering boat. “Lady By” is a rare Canadian boat as there are only 5 known to be in existence. Two years ago John and Gaye took “Lady By” back to Wallaceburg for the local Antique and Classic Boat Show where she created a lot of interest with local people. John and Gaye are regular participants at MCBC boating functions and enjoy cruising on the waters of the Rideau River adjacent to their home in Manotick.

“Legal Tender”

Photo by Ron Jelley

“Legal Tender” is a 17 foot 1953 Chris Craft Special Sportsman owned by Don & Kim Loken of Manotick. Don had her repowered in 2001 with a 225 HP 4.3 litre V-6 engine. She was originally restored in 1985 and won “Best Utility” in the 1985 Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boat show and was co-winner on the “Classic Boat of The Year” in 1986. Don can often be seen roaring up and down the Rideau in this beautiful boat.

Miss Cecilia

“Miss Cecilia” owned by Adolfo and Mercedes de Bold and named after their only daughter and granddaughter was built between 1992 and 2004. It was christened at the Manotick Marina on July 1, 2004. She is a home built boat, built from scratch from plans purchased from Clarkcraft of Tonowanda, N.Y. In the original plans the boat was named “Viking”, which looks very much like “Cecilia” except that the original plans were for a 22 ft vessel. Adolfo enlarged it to 25 ft so he could fit a head and other facilities. She was built in two parts, the upper part was installed after pushing the hull out of the garage lest the boat not come out through the garage door. She is entirely built of mahogany solids and mahogany marine plywood except for the outer keel and strikes which are made out of ash and the engine bed which is made out of Sitka spruce. The hull, decks and cabin and cockpit floors are covered with 8 oz of fiberglass and epoxy. All wooden parts are epoxied and fastened together with passivated 316 stainless steel screws. The bottom paint is epoxy paint and topsides are standard Interlux marine paint. The rest of the topsides is spar varnish over epoxy as is the interior. Adolfo did the building in its entirety as well as the electrical and plumbing. Engine and drive installation was done in Adolfo’s driveway with the help of Stuart Logie of Genuine Marine. The engine is a Cummins/Mercruiser 1.7 Litre 120 hp 4 cylinder diesel fitted with an alpha drive. Maximum speed by GPS during sea trials was 52 km/h. Marine electronics include VHF radio, GPS and depth sounder. The fuel tank was built in aluminum by RDS in Florida. “Miss Cecilia” has been certified as complying with Canadian and US Coastguard standards for small vessels.

Miss Melissa

"Miss Melissa” is a 1966 Chris Craft 21' Super Sport. She is powered by her original 210 HP 327 cubic inch V8 engine. Only 125 of the 21' Super Sports were constructed over their four years of production from 1964 to 1967. The 21' was the longest in this model series. “Miss Melissa” was originally delivered to Ohio. Currently owned by Don Segall, she is frequently seen on the Rideau just south of Manotick.

“M’Lora”

Photo by Dave Tilley

“M’Lora” is a 1949 Admiral built by Grew of Canada owned by David & Dinah Scholfield of Kars. She is 24 feet in length with an 8 foot beam. She is powered by a 1949 Buchanan 6 cylinder engine which produces 140 HP. “M’Lora” is the only Grew Admiral listed in the ACBS directory.

She has won a series of awards at the Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boats including Best Utility (1987), Classic Boat of the Year (1988), Classic Boat of the Year (1991) and Best Canadian Built Boat (1993).

Old Glossop

“Old Glossop” is a lever operated open launch Owned by Al Goodwright of Osgoode, She was custom built in 1929 at the Hutchison Boat Works in Alexandra Bay, New York, U.S.A. for a doctor who lived on Wood Island in the 1,000 Islands area of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Following the doctor's retirement, the boat was used (and severely abused) as a commercial fishing boat. Al purchased her in 1990, and restored her after extensive research at the original boat works and at the ACBS Boat Museum at Clayton, New, York. “Old Glossop” has subsequently won Boat Show awards in both Canada and the United States. She is 22'6" in length, with a beam of 6'0"; and is still powered by her original 4 cylinder Gray 45hp engine.

“Panacea”

Photo by Ron Jelley

“Panacea” is a 1967 Pacemaker motor yacht owned by Lise and Jean-Francois Milotte. This carvel-built (mahogany on oak frames) beauty was designed by C.P. Leek & Sons Inc and built in Egg Harbour, New Jersey. She is 39’10” in length, has a beam of 14’6”, draws 3’6” and is powered by twin Pacemaker 320 hp GM engines. She is fully equipped with modern navigational aids. She won the award for Best Classic Cruiser at the Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boat Show in 1985 and Best Contemporary Classic Cruiser at the same show in 1986. The picture above was taken by Ron Jelley on Cruise Night July 31, 2002.

“Rawley”

Photo by Dave Tilley

“Rawley” was the winner of the coveted 2000 ACBS Silver Anniversary Award for the most original boat at the Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boat show held in Manotick. Owned by Ron and Wilma Jelley, “Rawley” is a 1964 utility built by Duke Boats of Port Carling, Ontario. With a length of 19’6” and a beam of 6’ “Rawley” is powered by the original 100 HP Eaton Interceptor straight 6 engine. The hull is of lapstrake construction with white oak ribs, cedar planking below the waterline and mahogany planking and decks above the waterline.

Ron discovered “Rawley” during the 1998 Spring Tour of Muskoka boat shops organized by the Toronto Chapter. The original owner enjoyed the boat right up to the age of 92. The boat was always kept in a boat house and received regular and proper maintenance each year. “Rawley” is totally original with original finish, upholstery, hardware and engine. Ron and Wilma enjoy the boat on a regular basis from their home on the Rideau River in Manotick.

REPRIEVE

The REPRIEVE, a 1961 Chris-Craft Constellation hull number CXB 36- 0087-H, length 36 feet, width 12 feet, weight 8 tons (Gross registered tons – 12), was built in Pompano Beach, Florida, and had her engines installed in Holland, Michigan, by Chris-Craft. She was delivered to Rideau Marine, Kingston, Ontario, in February, 1961. The original owner is unknown, however, the boat was given the Toronto registration number 50E56117 by which it is still identified. The first known owner was a Mr Wulsin, apparently the son-in-law of the owner of Baldwin Pianos, USA. Mr Wulsin came to Toronto as head of Baldwin Pianos, Canada. He bought the boat whose first known name was Cadenza. Its first known port was what is now Crate Marine, Keswick, on Lake Simcoe, where one can imagine that it served as a courtesy and entertainment boat. Judging from the vintage of the equipment which is not shown in the delivery slip, around 1970-1972, Cadenza received a number of up-grades, AC electricity and shore-power outlet, a battery charger, an AC refrigerator kit for an icebox, a 4 Kw Onan AC generator, a 10 gallon 110VAC hot water tank replaced or supplemented the hot water supply of ambient water from the starboard engine, a black water tank (the dumping pipe was sealed permanently), electric AC outlets, an electric stove, a swim-platform and trim tabs.

In 1978, Richard (Dick) Papalia, a pianist, club entertainer and owner of Baldwin Pianos of Ottawa bought the Cadenza from Wulsin. He took her to Henderson Boat Works in Alexandria Bay. NY for major works (unknown, except to have the original engines repaired or rebuilt) and brought it to Manotick Marina, on the Rideau, where it has resided ever since. In 1984, Sergeant Darryl Karnes, Assistant Riding Master for the RCMP Musical Ride, bought the Cadenza and renamed her the REPRIEVE “just because he liked the word and its significance”. He kept it in the Marina’a shed in winter, as had Papalia, but in summer, he docked it at the RCMP camp site below Long Island Lock. He hardly used the boat because of his commitment to his work and his travels with the Ride. On June 30, 1987, the day of his permanent retirement, Pierre Garneau, former army officer and administrator, bought the REPRIEVE from Karnes as a retirement project. He gradually modified the boat to convert her from a comfortable week-ender to a long range, live-aboard cruiser while maintaining its original overall appearance.

With the enthusiastic cooperation of Lucille, First Mate, cook, and “housekeeper”, the REPRIEVE, has since been away 7 to 8 weeks nearly every summer. It has gone a number of times to Chicoutimi, to Lake Champlain, the Erie Canal, the Finger Lakes, Buffalo, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Georgian Bay via the Trent Canal and once to New York City. Side trips were made to special locations. The Rideau Waterway, the Ottawa and St Lawrence rivers have been traveled many times.

Serena Rosa

Serena Rosa is a 20 foot Greavette Sedan Runabout built in 1951 in Gravenhurst, and is powered by a 6 cylinder Buchanan Comet. She was once owned by Murray and Sarah Gould as their first "woody" and was named "Shingibis". She had a few other owners in the Ottawa area before she fell in with bad company and had her hull fiberglassed, Fortunately she was rescued by in 1991 at a Barrhaven garage sale by Bill and Eva Fiegehen and has led a sheltered life since then. She was restored by Ron Lang of Arnprior, renamed and launched in July 1992 and has had some significant care from Millar Potter since then. One of very few Greavette sedans to survive, she in turn provides some shelter to Bill, Eva and family on hot summer days.

Sun Daze

“Sun Daze” is a 1959 Penn Yan 17’ Outboard owned and enjoyed by Richard & Paula Sandes of Manotick. She is of Clinker design with 5 ply fir planking over oak ribs and has the optional reversible troller back seats. A “V” bottomed boat she has a very stable ride. “Sun Daze” was restored in 2002/03 by Wykes Boats & Repairs of Harlem, Ontario. Her motor is a 75 HP 1975 Chrysler Marine outboard motor.

“Sunny II”

Photo by Dave Tilley

“Sunny II” is a 25-foot Chris Craft Cavalier Custom cruiser recently acquired by Don Segall. Built in 1960, she was delivered to Crate and Son Ltd. in Keswick, Ontario and purchased by Max Silverman, the previous owner of Manotick Marina. Max and his wife Sunny, after whom the boat is named, used “Sunny II” for their own pleasure until she was placed into extended covered storage in the 1980's.

With only just under 200 hours logged when Don took possession, “Sunny II” is a very original boat and in pristine condition. After several weeks of intense sanding, painting and varnishing to return “Sunny II” to near showroom condition, Don spent the season discovering the benefits of owning a cruiser. He is a regular participant in our Wednesday Cruise Nights where this photograph was taken.

“Sunny II” is 25 feet in length and has a beam of 9 feet. She is powered by a 185 HP 283 cubic inch Chevy V8 that, according to the manufacturer, delivered a top speed of 33 MPH when the boat was new.

“Sweet Caroline II”

Photo by Ron Jelley

“Sweet Caroline II” is a 1957 20 foot Chris Craft Continental owned by Rich and Wendy Vickers. She is powered by a 1957 Chris Craft straight six engine of 150 hp. She is seen here on an MCBC Cruise night August 21, 2002.

Sweet Caroline

“Sweet Caroline” is an 18 foot 1949 Chris Craft Sportsman owned by Rich and Wendy Vickers. She has been re-powered with a 4 cylinder Volvo 130 hp and is Wendy’s favourite boat.

Valenclaire

Owned by Henry Wray and Geoffrey Nesbit, “Valenclaire” is an 18 foot Chris Craft. She was made in 1932 and is the 302 Deluxe model. The engine is a 95 hp Chrysler Ace. Although she was sold through a Buffalo dealer in 1932, she has spent her entire life in Canada. Originally registered in Cobalt, Ontario, we have been able to keep the original low registration number. After 30 years out of the water, Henry bought it from the back of a garage in Québec, skeletal and in many boxes, and as most of the club know, Jim Potter and his lads put her back into shape.

Y-Knot

“Y-Knot” is a 1968 Carver 20’ outboard cruiser powered by a 135 HP Mercury outboard motor owned by Dave and Carolyn Tilley of Manotick. Dave acquired “Y-Knot” in Picton, Ontario in August of 2005.