latitudes
2011-05-26 19:09:09
Looking at a boat called the Ocean Rover. It's a Canadian boat in Parksville. Is anyone familialr with it or know anything about it's history?
Hotspott
2011-05-27 01:04:29
That boat was owned by Butch Neave of Nanaimo, one of the highliners on the coast during the 60's, 70's and 80's. I believe it was built as a halibut boat but Butch bought it to replace his 42', Storm Prince. He caught a lot of fish with that boat and it always looked good as he did a good job of keeping it up. Haven't seen it for quite a few years so not sure how it looks now. I believe his son took it over for a few years.
Once and Future
2011-05-27 01:42:11
Parksville? If you want some pretty darn good food go into the pub at French Creek Marina.
If you want to have some additional fun, see if you can get in there during the Stanley Cup. I see the Canucks made it to the finals. I was in the pub a few years ago during a hockey playoff game. Canucks fans are WAY overdue for playoff success. Very subdued bunch of Canadians who erupt after 20 years of pent-up politeness when a goal is scored. I don't really give a damn about hockey games, mind you. But I do enjoy seeing good people having a well-deserved good time in spite of themselves.
latitudes
2011-05-27 18:39:09
The boat is acutally at French Creek Marina, so lunch at the pub will be in order. I'm hoping to look at a few different boats while up there to see what's available in the market. Hopefully the boat is still in good shape. I have a good friend who fished for over 30 years out of Sitka who will be with me to help check it out. He's had a wood boat int he past, and thus knows some of their issues. As a follow up question, any ball park idea of what it would cost to get annual paint/zincs on a boat this size? I'm just trying to get some numbers together for a finance plan. Work would likely be done in Port Townsend as it's close and they have a good reputation with regards to wood.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
General Statistics For OCEAN ROVER.
Vessel Type
FISHING - OTHER
Gross Tonnage
33.31 t
Net Tonnage
22.65 t
Construction Type
CARVEL/FLUSH
Construction Material
WOOD
Vessel Length
13.96 m
Vessel Breadth
4.48 m
Vessel Depth
2.38 m
OCEAN ROVERS has been well looked after by it's owners,painted every year etc,as well as safety inspections every 4 (used to be called csi,not sure what it's called now)
it started out as a long liner,but butch (he passed away years ago)used it mainly as a salmon troller,last few years it was used as a tuna troller because dfo in their infinite wisdom has made salmon only trolling not viable...
as a side note 'boars head' (french creek watering hole)has good food as well...heh.
latitudes
2011-06-14 17:51:38
Sad to say Butch would not be real impressed by the state of his old boat. Went to take a look and the boat is in pretty rough shape. Fair amount of soft wood, actually had tar paper around the stack on the roof. So still looking for a troller in the 45-52 foot range. Any suggestions on when and where to look? I learned that on line a boat can look much better than it really is. One would be better off going to an area where there were several for sale and anctually seeing them in person. My friend suggested Sitka in May. Any thoughts?
Hotspott
2011-06-14 23:08:10
Well, sorry to hear this.....like I said, it was a well kept, fishy vessel...but wood boats do not take long to deteriorate if they are not looked after. This may not be a good time to purchase a vessel....might have to wait for the offseason.
sneave
2011-09-20 20:51:31
My grandfather Butch actually has another boat that is up for sale right now. It has been out of the water since his passing in 2007. The babecca if anyone is interested. It has been repainted and worked on by my father.
spike christopher
2011-09-21 18:34:25
do you have a picture of the boat?