Canoe Cove Boat Yard
Now boat owners with boats larger than 50 tonnes can avoid going to vancouver, nanaimo or campbell river to get lifted. canoe cove has had quite a history with marine travel lifts. it was the first boatyard on vancouver island and the second in bc to install a travel lift – a 12-ton unit in 1965.. In 2013, canoe cove again upgraded to 75-ton marine travelift, the largest on southern vancouver island. it is capable of hauling boats up to 80 feet in length and weighing 186,000 lbs. since then, owners with boats larger than 50 tonnes can avoid going to vancouver, nanaimo or campbell river to get lifted.. Fishing shack, near cove harbor, cape boat yard, pink canoe, and chatham boat are filled with a flavor and texture of the new england states. simplicity of line and mastery of light bring the boating experience to life..
Last but certainly not least, we met up with keith and chris for lunch at the stonehouse pub at canoe cove – quaint and delicious! i find being on the hard in the boat yard fascinating. i love all the activity and seeing all the different boats in various stages of repair and maintenance.. In 1958 tom fee bought a small yard in the bay and set up to build production boats under the corporate name canoe cove marina ltd. matheson, who had been selling marine equipment in victoria before setting up a boat sales business in canoe cove, was involved with fee right from the start..
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