It is currently November 22nd, 2024, 11:34 am

Looking For: My Dad's Old Cougar Ski Machine (Ontario)

View active topics

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
Author Message
 PostPosted: June 6th, 2014, 5:10 pm   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, 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

Of course pictures for reference...

Image

Image

Image

Image

_________________
1987 16' Sidewinder LoPro with a 1985 115hp "Tall Boy" Mercury
Image


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 6th, 2014, 9:57 pm   
Team Member

Joined: May 25th, 2012, 5:26 pm
Posts: 18
Can Service Ontario help you out by running the HIN or Registration #'s?


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 6th, 2014, 10:15 pm   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, 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.

_________________
1987 16' Sidewinder LoPro with a 1985 115hp "Tall Boy" Mercury
Image


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 6th, 2014, 11:44 pm   
HPBC PRESIDENT
User avatar

Joined: March 31st, 2012, 5:53 pm
Posts: 3548
Location: Lapping lil charger
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.

_________________
08 SRV w/3.1 Hydro-tec Phase lll

I've got enough torque to tear a hole....in time...


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 7th, 2014, 6:28 pm   
Member

Joined: October 4th, 2012, 2:42 pm
Posts: 5
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!


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 8th, 2014, 10:11 am   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, Ontario
Such a small world eh? I'll PM you with more.

_________________
1987 16' Sidewinder LoPro with a 1985 115hp "Tall Boy" Mercury
Image


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 17th, 2014, 3:33 pm   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, 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.

_________________
1987 16' Sidewinder LoPro with a 1985 115hp "Tall Boy" Mercury
Image


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 17th, 2014, 4:28 pm   
Team Member
User avatar

Joined: April 29th, 2012, 7:26 pm
Posts: 503
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!


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: June 17th, 2014, 8:44 pm   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, 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.


Top
 Profile Send private message  
 PostPosted: August 19th, 2014, 4:29 pm   
Member
User avatar

Joined: June 6th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Posts: 9
Location: Markham, Ontario
I figured I would bump this back up. I never did get anywhere with Service Canada.

_________________
1987 16' Sidewinder LoPro with a 1985 115hp "Tall Boy" Mercury
Image


Top
 Profile Send private message  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 87 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  


Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Style originally created by Volize © 2003 • Redesigned SkyLine by MartectX © 2008 - 2010