Topic: The Molds
I think smh knows, I seem to recall the last molds were sold off to a private guy who was going to start building again, but that fizzled out?
For what it's worth, or as a starting point:
"In 1973, J.J. Taylor president, Alan Nye Scott, had a Rogers-built hull and deck shipped from Britain so that Taylors could produce a set of molds for Canadian production."
And here's something curious from Transport Canada website:
Vessel Registration Query System
IVORY TOWER (O.N. 0813087)
Ship | General Statistics | Engine | Builder
Owner(s) | Authorized Representative | All
Ship
Official Number 0813087 Year Built 1982
Ship Name IVORY TOWER Year Rebuilt -
Former Name - Port of Registry MONCTON
IMO Number - Registry Date 1990 08 21
Certificate Expires 2007 06 30
General Statistics
Vessel Type PLEASURE CRAFT Gross Tonnage 8.84 t
Net Tonnage 8.25 t Construction Type MOULDED
Ship Length 8.47 m Construction Material REINFORCED PLASTIC
Ship Breadth 2.87 m Ship Depth 1.62 m
Tonnage determined by tabular method: No
Engine
Engine Description DIESEL Number of Engines 1
Propulsion Type AUXILIARY Speed (knots) 5.0
Propulsion Method SINGLE SCREW Propulsion Power 15
Unit of Power BRAKE HORSEPOWER
Builder
Builder Name ALLAN NYE SCOTT
Address BELLEVILLE, ONT.
Province ONTARIO
Country CANADA
Postal Code -
Owner(s)
Owner Name PHILIP JOHN ALLISON
Address 34 HAWTHORN ST.
BELLEVILLE, ON
Province ONTARIO
Country CANADA
Postal Code K8P 5M6
Number of Shares 64 (meaning it's a registered vessel. SR)
It looks like the above is a sailboat still being built by the Nye yare?? Maybe they know something? That's where it all started, but I have read so much about molds burning, being seized, held for ransom, etc...that I can't rightly recall where the JJT ones went.
Ok, that's my detective work for the moment! Back to work!
Shannon