General Information

Serial #

345

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PLANING, FROM CHINE UP- MAHOGANY; FROM CHINE TO KEEL- CEDAR; DECK SEAMS- PINE CEDAR OR SPRUCE (?); TIMBERS- WHITE OAK; RUBBING STRAKES- WHITE OAK; PADDLE- SPRUCE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

615.0 cm

Width

177.0 cm

Height

130.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ditchburn

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Gravenhurst

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1934-1980

Canada

DITCHBURN BOATS & YACHTS LTD. OF GRAVENHURST & ORILLA, ONT. ORIGINALLY ENTERED BOAT BUILDING IN ORDER TO SUPPLY THE FAMILY HOTEL WITH SKIFFS & OTHER SMALL CRAFT. BY THE EARLY 1920S DITCHBURN WAS PRODUCING BOATS FOR THE WEALTHY URBAN ELITE WHO FREQUENTED THE MUSKOKA LAKES SUMMER RESIDENCES. HARD HIT BY THE DEPRESSION, THE CO. RE-ORGANIZED IN 1933, AND DEV'D A LINE OF SMALLER, LESS EXPENSIVE RUNABOUTS, OF WHICH THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. (REF. 2)

Function

TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, PRIMARILY OF PEOPLE, OVER WATER AND GENERALLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

Technical

PINE BARK HAS 6.1M LAPSTRAKE HULL & IS POWERED BY A 65-HP 4-CYLINDER BUCHANAN ENGINE. IT'S FORM & GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SUGGESTS THE LINES OF THE LATER FIBERGLASS RUNABOUT, WHICH ULTIMATELY DISPLACED THE WOODENSPEEDBOAT. (REF. 2) DITCHBURN MFD. BOATS USING LAP-STRAKE CONSTRUCTION ONLY DURING PERIOD 1934-35. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

VARNISH/ PAINTED GREEN BELOW WATER LINE

Decoration

NONE