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Rainbow Hunter (The) If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

Registry #1	193303 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1950	J. Hunter	Name 6
Name 2	2001	Rainbow Hunter (The)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1950	Place	Brentwood Bay	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	H.C. Hanson, Seattle WA	Measurement (imp)	27.9' x 9.0' x 3.3'
Builder	Clark Bros. Boat Works Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	8.5m x 2.74m x 1.01m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4.78	Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage	3.25	Type 2
Engine	20hp gasoline engine (1950)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Sternwheeler
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1950-1964 she was owned by British Columbia Cement Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1965-1981 she was owned by Ocean Cement Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1984 she was owned by British Columbia Cement Co. Ltd., Mill Bay BC Canada. In 1984-2001 she was owned by Jonathan Vandergoes, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2001-2010 she was owned by Aquabus Ferry Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2010-09-17

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
Jonathan Vandergoes (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/02/2021) stated "I owned this boat from 1984, when I bought her from BC Cement, until 2001, when I sold her to Aquabus. This vessel was named the J Hunter for this period. J Hunter was one of the superintendents at BC Cements factory at Bamberton, and it was named after him on his retirement. I spoke one time to his wife. When I bought it, it had a 20-30 Easthope engine in it, which I repowered to a 6 cyl Nissan diesel. This vessel carried workers from Todd inlet to the new factory at the base of the Malahat. When I had it I finished the job of putting it through Ships Safety, and used it as a school ferry to Protection Island from Nanaimo, as a Sidney Spit ferry, and finally as a Newcastle Island ferry. It was licensed to carry 21 persons, and had a Beaufort Life raft on the roof. Interestingly, It was the same inspector from Transport Canada, who did the initial inspection on the hull in 1951, and who completed the process with me in 1984, Geoff was his name, and he identified his initials he had carved in the liferaft 30 years later. I'd love to know where this vessel is now, and what happened to her."

Anecdotes

Jonathan Vandergoes (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/02/2021) stated "I owned this boat from 1984, when I bought her from BC Cement, until 2001, when I sold her to Aquabus. This vessel was named the J Hunter for this period. J Hunter was one of the superintendents at BC Cements factory at Bamberton, and it was named after him on his retirement. I spoke one time to his wife. When I bought it, it had a 20-30 Easthope engine in it, which I repowered to a 6 cyl Nissan diesel. This vessel carried workers from Todd inlet to the new factory at the base of the Malahat. When I had it I finished the job of putting it through Ships Safety, and used it as a school ferry to Protection Island from Nanaimo, as a Sidney Spit ferry, and finally as a Newcastle Island ferry. It was licensed to carry 21 persons, and had a Beaufort Life raft on the roof. Interestingly, It was the same inspector from Transport Canada, who did the initial inspection on the hull in 1951, and who completed the process with me in 1984, Geoff was his name, and he identified his initials he had carved in the liferaft 30 years later. I'd love to know where this vessel is now, and what happened to her."

References
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