Watercraft, personal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 PASSENGER/OPEN/2 CYL
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1198.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bombardier Ltd.
- MODEL
- SEA DOO
- LOCATION
- Valcourt, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6993108710
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 14
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FIBREGLASS BODY/ CHROME EXTENSIONS/ ALUMINUM ENGINE/ METAL STEERING APPARATUS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 144.0 cm
- Width
- 350.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Vessels
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bombardier
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Valcourt
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1970s
- Canada
-
SEADOO DEVELOPED AND FIRST INTRODUCED BY BOMBARDIER, PQ (FAMOUS AS THE BUILDERS OF SKIDOO SNOWMOBILES) IN 1968. BOMBARDIER STOPPED PRODUCTION OF THE SEADOO IN 1970/1, BUT RESUMED PRODUCTION ON 1988, IN ORDER TO CAPITALIZE ON THE RAPIDLYEXPANDING MARKET FOR SUCH MACHINES. (REF. 2) - Function
-
DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT 1-2 PASSENGERS OVER WATER, AT HIGH SPEEDS, FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. - Technical
-
APPLICATION OF THE SNOWMOBILE TYPE OF VEHICLE TO WATER TRAVEL. THIS SEADOO IS POWERED BY A 24-HP ROTEX ENGINE, AND CAN ATTAIN A TOP SPEED OF 56KM/H. SMALL & POWERFUL, IT COMBINES A LIGHT, MOULDED FIBREGLASS HULL WITH A WATER-JET PROPULSION SYSTEM. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MANUFACTURER'S PLATE LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF MACHINE BELOW DRIVER'S SEAT.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAINTED YELLOW. NEW TRANSFER FOR LOGO TO COME FROM MR. PARISH.
- Decoration
- BLACK RACING STRIPE/ CHROME EXTENSIONS ON BOTH SIDES.
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Bombardier Ltd., Watercraft, personal, 1970, Artifact no. 1984.1198, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1198.001/
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