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The replica of the SS Beaver, lately tied alongside the now departed Dominion will not be going to Mexico for scrapping as was first thought. It will remain at anchor in Cowichan Bay for the foreseeable future, keeping station out in the Bay at roughly the same spot where the Dominion once floated. Legal issues […]
The Dominion has finally begun it’s last voyage. If we ever see it again, it’ll be in the form of a new steel coffee table, the springs in our new mattress or perhaps even a door panel in a new car. It’s going to the scrap yard, and that’s just fine with everyone in Cowichan […]
UPDATE: The most recent reports from the tug Gaviota indicate that she’ll hook to her tow around midnight tonight, setting out for Mexican Waters with vessels slated for the scrapyard. More information when it becomes available. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
The Dominion I has been fitted with it’s towing bridle. Now it’s just a matter of paperwork and an inspection by a marine surveyor and all systems will be “go” for the trek to Mexico and the scrap yard. Rob Van Riter of San Diego, the man who bought the vessel for $100 from Oregon […]
June 16th was Father’s day. A sunny summery highly pleasant day, where good fathers all around Cowichan Bay were being feted for being… well for being so good. However, for Pete, Brian and myself, June 16th was a day of importance for a completely unrelated reason. It was Tractor Day at the Duncan Forestry Museum. […]
Update: July 28th 2013. Apparently the Deli has been sold. The new owners will be taking over shortly. I think the days of Park at your Peril may well be over now. Update April 8 2018: The owners who took over are much more laid back. All is well with regard to that parking space. […]
Last year Brian managed to get hold of an old dilapidated fiberglass boat hull. It really wasn’t much of a “boat” at all. There were cracks here and there, the transom was weak and almost everyone who looked at it suggested it would probably be best to send the thing to the garbage dump. 5 […]
