General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FIBREGLASS; TWO METAL BOLTS; RUBBER COVERED ELECTRICAL PLUGS EXTEND BELOW PLUG; WOODEN BRACE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

533.0 cm

Width

97.0 cm

Height

65.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Boat & shipbuilding tools & equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ROCKWOOD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Guelph

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS MOULD USED C. 1993 UNTIL 1998.

Canada

ORIGINAL MOULD IN COMMERCIAL USE AT BLUEWATER CANOE FACTORY (ROCKWOOD OUTFITTERS LTD.) TO PRODUCE FREEDOM 17 CANOES UNTIL IT'S RETIREMENT IN 1998. FREEDOM CANOE LINE DESIGNED FOR BLUEWATER BY STEVE KILLING, A WELL-KNOWN YACHT DESIGNER. THIS MOULD WAS PRODUCED FROM THE PLUG BUILT BY MR. KILLING AND HIS ASSOCIATE, JOHN LISTER (PLUG 990119). (REF. 1)

Function

USED TO FORM A A FIBREGLASS OR OTHER COMPOSITE MATERIAL CANOE.

Technical

MOULD USED TO PRODUCE FREEDOM 17 CANOE IN VARIETY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS- FIBREGLASS, GLASS LIGHT, NYLON/KEVLAR, KEVLAR OR KEVLAR/CARBON. CANOES MADE FROM THESE MATERIALS ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE, AND PROVIDE FOR YEARS OF SERVICE WITH LITTLE OR NO REAL MAINTENANCE, AT A COST SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT CANOES HANDCRAFTED IN TRADITIONAL MATERIALS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BLUE-GREEN UNFINISHED FIBREGLASS EXTERIOR; BLACK TOP EDGE IS ALSO ROUGH; BLACK INTERIOR IS EXTREMELY SMOOTH

Decoration

N/A