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Known only in Manitoulin Island's logging industry, 18 foot long welded steel Hickey Boats had a draft of only 18 inches. High speed Jeep engine with "closed hull cooling".

Hickey No. 1: Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Hickey No. 1 [C.192806] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1950. 16' 9 x 6' x 2' 5; 2 g.t.; 1 n.t.; 60 hp. Owned by The Ontario Paper Co. Ltd., Thorold, Ontario.

Hickey No. 2: Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Hickey No. 2 [C.192807] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1950. 16' 9 x 6' x 2' 5; 2 g.t.; 1 n.t.; 60 hp. Owned by The Ontario Paper Co. Ltd., Thorold, Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tender Hickey No. 2 [C.192807] registered at Montreal. Built at Owen Sound in 1950. 17'; 2 g.t.

From Russel-Hipwell News, Fall 1950

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