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Registry #1	(Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1929	Sucia 2	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	Merriwake	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1929	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	31' x ? x ?
Builder	Matsumoto Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Fishboat, gillnetter
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
She was owned by Randall Matthews, Victoria BC. In 1989-1990 she was owned by Brian Williams, Victoria BC Canada. In 1990-1997 she was owned by James Webb, Victoria BC. In 1997 she was owned by Bob Farrell.

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
Jamie Webb (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 15/07/2018) states that "I bought Merriwake around 1990 from Brian Williams - a retired navy Stoker Petty Officer - who had owned it for several decades. My wife and I rebuilt her in our driveway with the help of John Tennier who apprenticed with Peter London in Sidney BC Canada. At least half of the planks and frames were replaced along with the forward trunk cabin. We also removed a plywood extension aft of the wheelhouse and replaced it with some thing more sympathetic. I had all the paperwork from when B.C. Packers purchased the boat at auction during the war (this went to the next owner). For many years Merriwake was owned by Randall Matthews proprietor or Randall's Landing - predecessor to Westport Marine in Sidney. Randall delivered small freight and sometimes towed a little barge. The boat originally had an Easthope and was later re-powered with a 1947 Vivian three cylinder gas engine. Tor Miller of Oak Bay BC helped install the engine. Bill Garden had the identical engine in his launch Merlin. I sold the boat around 1997 to concentrate on building a house on Ruxton Island and needed something a little quicker than 5-6 knots! New owner Bob Farrell promptly removed the old Vivian and removed the afterhouse. He put in a small diesel. He didn't own it long and then it went to Saturna for a while. I saw it there with a big curtain and canopy over the cockpit a la African Queen. Some time after that I heard it had been road moved to the interior. I have many photos of our rebuild and a few that Randall Matthews' family gave me at the Classic Boat festival in Victoria BC."

Anecdotes

Jamie Webb (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 15/07/2018) states that "I bought Merriwake around 1990 from Brian Williams - a retired navy Stoker Petty Officer - who had owned it for several decades. My wife and I rebuilt her in our driveway with the help of John Tennier who apprenticed with Peter London in Sidney BC Canada. At least half of the planks and frames were replaced along with the forward trunk cabin. We also removed a plywood extension aft of the wheelhouse and replaced it with some thing more sympathetic. I had all the paperwork from when B.C. Packers purchased the boat at auction during the war (this went to the next owner). For many years Merriwake was owned by Randall Matthews proprietor or Randall's Landing - predecessor to Westport Marine in Sidney. Randall delivered small freight and sometimes towed a little barge. The boat originally had an Easthope and was later re-powered with a 1947 Vivian three cylinder gas engine. Tor Miller of Oak Bay BC helped install the engine. Bill Garden had the identical engine in his launch Merlin. I sold the boat around 1997 to concentrate on building a house on Ruxton Island and needed something a little quicker than 5-6 knots! New owner Bob Farrell promptly removed the old Vivian and removed the afterhouse. He put in a small diesel. He didn't own it long and then it went to Saturna for a while. I saw it there with a big curtain and canopy over the cockpit a la African Queen. Some time after that I heard it had been road moved to the interior. I have many photos of our rebuild and a few that Randall Matthews' family gave me at the Classic Boat festival in Victoria BC."

References
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