WestCaper
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 8, 2019
- Messages
- 49
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- WestCaper
- Vessel Make
- Custom Lobster Boat
To the forum I bring myself and my very unique converted Nova Scotia Lobster boat, WestCaper.
WestCaper was laid down in 1991 in Vancouver BC, by a couple of guys from Nova Scotia. It spent its first decade as the workboat at a fish farm owned and operated by the builders in Campbell River. It transported feed to the farm as well as completed other tasks.
The second owner then bought the boat and had it moved to his house in Fernwood, Victoria BC where it underwent major conversion to a comfortable two person cruiser. It was also changed over from a big block gasser to a 6.5l Isuzu turbo diesel.
I am now the third owner as of 10/2018 and have been happily living aboard ever since!
A few specs:
39' LOA
12' Beam
4' draft
Fir strip plank over oak ribs
Epoxy glass overlay.
Isuzu 6bg1t diesel
Comfortable cruiser at 8.5 knots
WestCaper was laid down in 1991 in Vancouver BC, by a couple of guys from Nova Scotia. It spent its first decade as the workboat at a fish farm owned and operated by the builders in Campbell River. It transported feed to the farm as well as completed other tasks.
The second owner then bought the boat and had it moved to his house in Fernwood, Victoria BC where it underwent major conversion to a comfortable two person cruiser. It was also changed over from a big block gasser to a 6.5l Isuzu turbo diesel.
I am now the third owner as of 10/2018 and have been happily living aboard ever since!
A few specs:
39' LOA
12' Beam
4' draft
Fir strip plank over oak ribs
Epoxy glass overlay.
Isuzu 6bg1t diesel
Comfortable cruiser at 8.5 knots