North America's first aluminum welded boats

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Time Traveller: North America's first aluminum welded boats were constructed in this small North Van shipyard​

Matsumoto Shipyards founder Isamu “Sam” Matsumoto was interned along with all Japanese Canadians on the West Coast during the war years
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The image shows the hull of North Vancouver Ferry No. 3 at the Matsumoto Shipyards in 1974. The Matsumoto Shipyards was founded by Isamu “Sam” Matsumoto (1918-2000), a pioneer and leader in aluminum boat construction.
Sam Matsumoto and his family built boats in Prince Rupert before the Second World War, but they were interned along with all Japanese Canadians on the West Coast during the war years.


After the war, he established Matsumoto Shipyards ca. 1950 on Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver. Matsumoto constructed the first aluminum welded boats in North America among the 455 boats the Matsumoto Shipyard is estimated to have built. The shipyards closed in 1989 but it continued as part of Allied Shipyards.

 

[tubber]

Thanks for posting. Another crewman and I took delivery of a brand new diesel seine power skiff from there in summer 1979. We ran it from N.Van up the north arm and around to Ladner. It took all day at 5 or 6 knots.

 

[Brando]

This is now “cates landing” how times have changed interesting bit of history thanks for sharing.