Ship Details
Insboy Photo Credit: BC Provincial Archives

 

Registry #1	151066 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1923	Insboy	Name 6
Name 2	1925	L. & H.	Name 7
Name 3	1956	Point Upwood	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1923	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	48.7' x 11.1' x 5.3'
Builder	Hoffar Motor Boat Co.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	25.4	Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage	16.6	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	55nhp steam engine (1923);	Engine Manufacture	Luna Valley Engineering Co. Ltd., London UK
Repower	Repowered in 1925 with a 40bhp gasoline engine by Vivian Gas Engine Works Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. Repowered in 1936 with a 105hp diesel engine by Vivian Gas Engine Works Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1923-1939 she was owned by H.M. the King for the British Columbia Minister of Public Works, Victoria BC Canada. In 1939 she was owned by Vivian Engine Works Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1939-1956 she was owned by Sidney Darnborough, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1956-1960 she was owned by Forbes Bay Logging Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1960-1963 she was owned by Howard J. Scholes, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1963-1968 she was owned by Mary E. Grieves, New Westminster BC Canada. In 1968-1973 she was owned by Gary E. Fletcher (MO). Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973-1980 she was owned by Dianne L. Matty (later Dianne L. Sigurdson), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1980-1982 she was owned by Kenneth D. Bibby (MO), Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1982-1986 shewas owned by Jack D. Harcourt (MO) and Linda Harcourt (JO), Pitt Meadows BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1986-04-04

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

This vessel is said to have been stranded on the beach at Clo-oose while trying to enter across the Nitinat Bar. Captain George A. MacFarlane tried unsuccessfully to pull her off the beach with the Princess Maquinna standing by to render assistance. Captain Fred MacFarlane in the Snohomish pulled her free a few days later. In 1986 at the end of her life this vessel sank in the Pitt River and her hulk was pulled ashore on Shelter Island and burned near the Canada Lafarge Cement plant.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Personal Communication (Cdr. George R. MacFarlane-John M. MacFarlane) Victoria BC 1990; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5523899&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20151066&ecopy=e011446320_108 (website viewed 15/09/2025); https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5530604&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20151066&ecopy=e011446337_172 (website viewed 15/09/2025); https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=6387394&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20151066&ecopy=e011471532 (website viewed 15/09/2025);
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