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Author:  CDN27 [ June 6th, 2014, 5:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

So I will make this long story that's filled with sentimentality as short as I can. When I was growing up my Dad ordered custom a beautiful Cougar Ski Machine. I believe at the time they were being built in British Columbia and since they were struggling financially they would let you order a boat pretty much anyway you wanted it. So I grew up with this boat until 1999 (or so) when we fell upon some hard financial times and my Dad sold it, I would have been 12 or 13 at the time.

About four years ago I did a random google search to show a friend what the boat would have looked like one night while puttering around up at the lake in our 15ft Sunray. To my surprise there was a picture of the exact boat which was linked to a for sale ad on Scream and Fly...but the ad was about 7 years earlier in 2003. So I began my search by calling the number on the ad. This led to a gentleman named Dan Weeden who had a place at Cougar during the 90's I believe. He was selling the boat for a friend back in 2003 and was very helpful in getting me a few steps closer to finding the boat, he mentioned it may have been on Paudash lake in Ontario (there are two I know). Anyways this is where I hit a wall.

I would very much like to see this boat again and start a conversation with the owner that may one day lead to me buying it back, well that's my dream at least. Seeing the old boat again would be awesome even if it was a wreck, heck maybe if it's a wreck it becomes my next project. So how does someone go about finding a boat in Ontario. I have the boats hull serial numbers, registration numbers all that stuff. Any help on here or through private message would be appreciated and I thank you in advance.

We were and still are on Catchacoma Lake in the Kawartha Region of Ontario

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Author:  PoolGuy [ June 6th, 2014, 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Can Service Ontario help you out by running the HIN or Registration #'s?

Author:  CDN27 [ June 6th, 2014, 10:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

I don't think I have tried but I foresee an issue with privacy going that route. Maybe I'm wrong, I should looks further into that.

Author:  DoktorC [ June 6th, 2014, 11:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Do you have the trailer VIN? That is an easier trace but you'd still have to find someone friendly at service ontario to give you the info. It is my understanding that the 50E type numbers are almost impossible to trace...the new ON numbers are in a computer data base so they are easily found.

You're probably on the right track with the forums...it's on someone's lake lol.

Author:  Snuce [ June 7th, 2014, 6:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Wow, can't believe I'm seeing this, it brings back some great memories. Unfortunately I can't help with finding the boat, but we had a cottage right down the lake from you guys and I used to love seeing this Cougar and even rode in it a few times as a kid since our families were friends. We had J-crafts and I was always jealous of that boat.. Anyways I hope you track it down and would love to see it redone!

Author:  CDN27 [ June 8th, 2014, 10:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Such a small world eh? I'll PM you with more.

Author:  CDN27 [ June 17th, 2014, 3:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Snookered again! The treasure hunt continues. I had a few friends on the local police force look into the boat as I have the registration and serial numbers but they came up short. Gave the marinas a call on the lake I believe it to have gone after being sold in 2003 but came up with nothing. It may or may not be on a lake in Ontario called Paudash Lake, anyone from there could chime in if they've seen the boat on there. The old listing is still archived on google, just type in Cougar Ski Machine and you should see the listing on Scream and Fly.

Author:  wildcatt [ June 17th, 2014, 4:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

CDN27 wrote:
Snookered again! The treasure hunt continues. I had a few friends on the local police force look into the boat as I have the registration and serial numbers but they came up short. Gave the marinas a call on the lake I believe it to have gone after being sold in 2003 but came up with nothing. It may or may not be on a lake in Ontario called Paudash Lake, anyone from there could chime in if they've seen the boat on there. The old listing is still archived on google, just type in Cougar Ski Machine and you should see the listing on Scream and Fly.


I believe Paudash Lake is near Bancroft/Barry's Bay area.

Sweet Boat!

Author:  CDN27 [ June 17th, 2014, 8:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

Ya Paudash Lake is only a little north from my cottage on Catchacoma Lake. I spoke with two "senior" people at the two Marinas on Paudash, neither had seen it.

Author:  CDN27 [ August 19th, 2014, 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

I figured I would bump this back up. I never did get anywhere with Service Canada.

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