Any Roamers in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada?

bearhair · 09-04-2009, 07:24 AM

Just wondering if there are any Roamer enthusiats in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada. Given that products and services that are seem more available down in the US are not always available north of the border, I thought it would be nice to see if there are any other Canadians using the forum.

Thanks,

Bearhair in Ontario near Ottawa.

John_C · 09-04-2009, 05:23 PM

I am in Ontario,and currently working on an old 1963 Roamer,I have it in the water now,but it has a long way to go.

steel roamin · 09-06-2009, 06:36 PM

I am in the Windsor area and now of 3 other roamers besides ours

67roamer · 09-09-2009, 06:25 PM

I am in Ontario, Lake Simcoe restoring a 57' aluminum roamer, drop in here to get ideas when I get a chance

bearhair · 09-10-2009, 07:06 PM

I am looking to take the Roamer plunge. Any of you know of any project boats out there that need to be saved from the scrapyard?

quick · 09-11-2009, 09:35 AM

I,ve had a steel Roamer sincce 1992 , which came from Erie PA. we cut the bottom off 10yrs ago and went from there new everything in side , kept the engines and rebuilt them , have a Neptunus type of modern interior , ultra leather throughout on walls and ceiling as well as all the furniture . the stupid deck gives me more grief than anything , have West system on deck but it keeps cracking

K1W1 · 09-11-2009, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bearhair

I am looking to take the Roamer plunge. Any of you know of any project boats out there that need to be saved from the scrapyard?

There is another YF Member- Vagabond or similar name to that who was saying he has one he has lost interest in and would chop up this weekend I think.

Search the old roamer threads or maybe someone can point you right to it.

John_C · 09-12-2009, 04:52 PM

I have seen a few for sale on Kijiji, including two different offshores. There seems to be a few around. I am still working out the bugs in mine, a real project boat, but I am happy to say its definitely coming along. The previous owner did a lot of work to it, including putting a pair of diesels in it,and now I am working on getting them running right.

raemore · 10-01-2009, 09:53 PM

Suprising how many roamers in my " back yard"
Yes im near ottawa too , (36' AL #1711) very close to big Rideau 10 min from perth.
Hope you all enjoying you Roamers

iaranicki · 10-23-2009, 06:45 PM

hi raemore
are you the owner of 1711 I remember seening her in Bath when itwas bearAlumium.
any picture of the current condition??
Ivan

t2doof · 11-05-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bearhair

I am looking to take the Roamer plunge. Any of you know of any project boats out there that need to be saved from the scrapyard?

i am not sure if you are still looking but I have seen a couple in the Norther Indiana area.. ( Michigan City .. Portage )

I could check to see if they are still avalible.

Andrewmunro19@yahoo.com

raemore · 12-30-2009, 05:01 PM

from raemore
yes i have 1711
work in progress....
Question...
what is standard method to turn the engines over manually by hand to time as there is no crank nut..?

Charlie D · 05-14-2010, 11:25 PM

If you want a MAJOR project, near Scragge ON Georgian Bay area, sitting in a scrap yard is the hull of a 35' Roamer approx 1960. All superstructure is gone, same with engines tanks etc. Probably in scrap yard due to rusty hull. But if you want a project boat, or a big open boat, this is it.