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Cooper Enterprises Inc. (sometimes referred to as Cooper Yachts Limited) was a Canadian boat builder based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats and powerboats. [1] [2] The company was founded by Forbes Cooper in 1970 and closed in 1990. [1] [2]
Boats were produced finished and ready-to-sail, or as kits for builder completion. New models introduced under the Hughes-Columbia brand included the Hughes-Columbia 36, 8.3, 8.7, 10.7, 11.8, 42 and 48. [1] [2] During this period the company was the largest builder of sailboats in Canada. [1] [2]
In 1995 Century was purchased by Yamaha, which had purchased Cobia Boats a few months earlier; the new company was called C&C Boats. Yamaha sold Cobia in March 2005 and stated it would concentrate on the "one brand, one vision" concept. In 2007 alone, Century sold one thousand boats and employees thought that things were on an upswing.
This is a list of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts. [1] For the fur trade in general see North American fur trade and Canadian canoe routes (early). For some groups of related posts see Fort-Rupert for James Bay. Ottawa River, Winnipeg River, Assiniboine River fur trade, and Saskatchewan River fur trade
1787 left Boston with Columbia; on Northwest Coast 1788, wintered at Nootka Sound; in July 1789 all furs of both vessels put on Columbia and Gray and Kendrick exchanged commands; Gray took Columbia to Canton and Boston while Kendrick assumed ownership of Lady Washington. In China 1790. In 1791 to Northwest Coast via Japan.
The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW). The fuel tank holds 7 U.S. gallons (26 L; 5.8 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal). [1]
The internment in Canada included the theft, seizure, and sale of property belonging to this forcefully displaced population, which included fishing boats, motor vehicles, houses, farms, businesses, and personal belongings. Japanese Canadians were forced to use the proceeds of forced sales to pay for their basic needs during the internment. [2]
Yamaha recommend that this device be used with the Yamaha VL70m Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator. The WX7 was the first model that Yamaha produced, beginning in 1987. [43] This was followed by the WX11 in 1993, [44] and then the WX5 in 1999—2001. [45] The WX5 was discontinued in October 2017. [46]