How United Came to be Part of the 65th Toronto Family
Origins
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United was little more than a fibreglass hull, still wearing battleship grey paint, when the 65th Toronto Sea Scouts first found her in Penatanguishene.
She was a mothballed Montagu Whaler that had seen service with the Royal Canadian Navy for many years.
She was a mothballed Montagu Whaler that had seen service with the Royal Canadian Navy for many years.
The Labour of Love Begins...
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Her first stop was at a sand blaster, to get rid of that old lead paint.
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Her rotten gunwales and decks were removed and holes were patched.
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The Venturers and Master Hunter after finishing the painting.
After sanding and scraping, United got several coats of fresh new epoxy paint.
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And here she is with the first coat of her new blue paint.
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The United on her maiden voyage at the Snake Island picnic.
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The crew of the United during the reenactment of a landing in the War of 1812 at Niagara on the Lake.