Ship Details
Hulakai Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	158598 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1929	Hulakai	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1929	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	48.0' x 11.1' x 5.2'
Builder	Boeing Aircraft (Canada) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	14.6m x 3.4m x 1.6m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	25.24	Type 1	Yacht, power-Cruiser
Registered Tonnage	22.93	Type 2
Engine	200bhp 6-cylinder gasoline engine (1929)	Engine Manufacture	Hall-Scott Motor Car Co., Berkeley CA USA
Repower	Repowered by a 225hp GM 671 engine (1942). Repowered by a 84HP 6LW Gardner diesel engine in 1950s.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1929-1938 she was owned by Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1937 she was owned by Thomas Green et al, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1938 she was owned by Thomas Jones (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1941 owned by Reginald Frederick, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1942-1946 she was owned by Pacific Salvage Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1946-1958 she was owned by Dr. Jack E. Harrison, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1967 she was owned by John Lock, West Vancouver BC Canada. In 1969-1970 she was owned by Bute Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1976 she was owned by Hulakai Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1976-1979 she was owned by Thomas and Margaret Cormack, Victoria BC Canada. In 1983 she was owned by Irvine Cormack, Sidney BC Canada. In 2003-2008 she was owned by Willam A. Kleaman, West Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-11-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Hulakai means Sea Dancer in the Hawaiian language.

 

Anecdotes
Red cedar carvel planked hull, yellow cedar decks, teak cabin, oak frames. The stern has a curved transom, and there is one deck, raised in the bow. Cabin wood is varnished natural wood and the hull painted white. Comment: Some changes were made to the after cabin in 1980.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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