Skene Boats

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Skene Boats Limited
Company type Privately held company
Industry Boat building
Founded1968
FounderDonald Skene
Defunct1992
Headquarters
Gloucester, Ontario
,
Canada
Products Sailboats

Skene Boats was a Canadian boat builder based in Gloucester, Ontario, now part of the city of Ottawa. The company specialized in the manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. It was founded in 1968 and went out business in 1992. [1] [2]

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History

2793 Fenton Road as seen in 2022, formerly the home of Skene Boats. Hovey Industries Inc 2793 Fenton Road Gloucester Ontario Canada 6959.jpg
2793 Fenton Road as seen in 2022, formerly the home of Skene Boats.
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Echo 12

The company was founded by Donald Skene in 1968. Two years later, in 1970, he sold the company to F. Wallis White and George Carlyle. They sold the company to Carl Strike and his partners in 1979 and the company closed in 1992. [1] [2]

The business was located in a small industrial park at 2793 Fenton Road. [1] [2]

The company produced five different designs of small sailing dinghies, including the Phoenix 18 catamaran, Albacore one design racer and the Echo 12. The George Hinterhoeller-designed Cygnus 20 was produced as both a centreboard boat and a keelboat. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Sailboat nameplate for International 420

Boats

Summary of boats built by Skene Boats: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skene Boats Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Skene Boats Ltd. 1968 — 1992". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cygnus 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "George Hinterhoeller". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Echo 12 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
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