Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Wawi
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Wawi [C.176645] registered at Owen Sound; built at Owen Sound in 1946'. 27'3 x 7' 5 x 3'; 4 g.t.; 3 n.t.; 30 hp. Owned by Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Wawi [C.195571] registered at Owen Sound. Built at Owen Sound in 1946. 27'; 4 g.t. Canadian List of Shipping 1997: Owned by Great Lakes Power Corp. Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Great Lakes Power Corp. Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. RBF Notes: Ted Vince of Sault Ste. Marie, ON reports that the Wawi is located on the Montreal River Rd to Rand Lk. Cabin was off in 2004. Hull 599. |
Ted Vince notes: Here are some shots of Wawi when she sat on the banks of the Montreal River, 80 miles north of here (message from Soo, ON, Oct. 2007).
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RBF notes (Sept. 2007): Here are updated photos of the Wawi, now in Soo, ON.
Photos by Ted Vince of Soo, ON. Ted notes: Wawi's new owner is Marine Contractor Dave Porpealia of Soo, ON. The welding job is flawless, that's just primer paint on her. The engine starts right up and sounds nice. Looks awesome.
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