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Hike Metal Products

Wheatley ON

Hike Metal Products Ltd. was formed in 1958 and specializes in high-performance aluminum vessels. Visit the company at hikemetal.com. The yard is located at 320 Milo Road, in Wheatley, on the north shore of Lake Erie and 45 miles east of the Windsor/Detroit border.

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O/N Original Name Customer Type GT metres Built Notes
179558 Miss Marg closed 2008
tanker 17 1960 retired 2011
314694 Stan Dupont II workboat 29 16 1963 later 2010-01, Shark
1 311347 Seveno Great Lakes Fish fishing 34 18 1963 later Sina Maria
2 320942 Paula D. Paul's Boat Lines ferry 109 20 1964
3 311350 Lady Muskoka Lady Muskoka Cruises passenger 141 29 1965
4 318421 Chief Shingwauk Chief Shingwauk Marine passenger 109 20 1965
5 327371 Stewart C passenger 35 12 1966 later Ste. Marie I
318812 Miss Muskoka Lady Muskoka Cruises passenger 85 20 1964 later Kawartha Spirit
7 323921 Donna F. Great Lakes Fish fishing 41 19 1966
8 323922 H. A. Stewart fishing 40 20 1967 later Isabel Maria, Lady Salome
9 323924 Brian D. Great Lakes Fish fishing 43 19 1967
10 323926 Kimmy Sue Four Bros. Fishing fishing 40 19 1968
11 323925 Merri-Gale II fishing 117 20 1968
U.S.A. Friendship ACK Restaurants passenger 78 21 1968 (O/N 649026)
14 188100 Peche Island II Sirrah Limited ferry 110 20 1968 later Papoose III
15 329721 Peche Island III Sirrah Limited ferry 110 20 1968 later Papoose IV, Pioneer Queen
16 329722 Peche Island IV Sirrah Limited ferry 110 20 1968
17 329723 Peche Island V Sirrah Limited ferry 110 20 1968 later Spirit of the Kawarthas
18 330306 Mariposa Belle passenger 195 22 1970 later Niagara Belle
19 345141 Phyllis Yorke F. M. Yorke & Sons tugboat 272 30 1970 closed 1996
20 345163 Margaret Yorke F. M. Yorke & Sons tugboat 272 30 1970 closed 1996
323928 Castricom yacht 9 1970 later Indefatigable, closed 2014
22 346001 Haligonian III Murphy Tours passenger 110 20 1972
23 331089 Miss Parry Sound passenger 34 19 1972 later Miss Olympia
24 330308 Maid of the Mist III Maid of the Mist SB Co passenger 75 22 1970 sold 1992, closed 1998
26 318423 Quastar John Myles yacht 58 14 1972
27 314136 Jeanette M. Daniel Minor workboat 31 19 1973
28 346007 R & G. Great Lakes Fish fishing 51 19 1973
33 369289 Guardian No. 1 research 38 16 1974 later Septentrion
36 348354 Maid of the Mist IV Maid of the Mist SB Co passenger 75 22 1976 scrapped 2013
37 384187 Sea Prince II Rockport Boat Line passenger 172 25 1978
39 348590 Elmore M. Misner tugboat 126 1979 later Offshore Supplier, wrecked 2003
40 391523 R. & L. No. 1 tugboat 143 23 1979 later Ecosse
41 395221 Island Queen V passenger 399 34 1980 later Empress of Canada
42 801792 Kristy Lyn II White Fisheries fishing 65 13 1985
43 368780 Francesca Madre Figliomeni & Son fishing 100 19 1981
372581 Cloud Chaser Gerald Stoddard passenger 62 18 1979
391709 Alexandria III Gregory Beauchamp yacht 140 23 1980
54 802347 Maid of the Mist V Maid of the Mist SB Co passenger 74 22 1983 scrapped 2013
55 Souris Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 17 12 1985 retired 2004
56 826040 Cap Goeland Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 17 12 1985 later Goeland, sold 2004
57 806301 Oliva 1989 closed 1999
U.S.A. Ruhen Douglas Groff yacht 31 13 1985 (O/N 1081855)
59 801793 Walpole Islander Walpole-Algonac Ferry Line ferry 72 17 1986
60 801796 Teresa Maria fishing 121 21 1987
61 C13112ON Harbor Vue Marina workboat 7 9 1985
68 809652 Cuan Law 1988 closed 2005
71 806297 Catherine E. 1989 closed 1999
73 810361 J. L. Erskine Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 9 1988
74 C06516AB Sugloo Marine crewboat 7 9 1989 suspended 2018
75 801799 Fan. C. III Causarano Fishery fishing 108 20 1989
76 C13141ON Windsor Police patrol boat 5 1989 closed
78 809943 Le Petit Lievre Traversiers du Quebec ferry 13 11 1989 later Les Eaux Scintillantes
81 815732 Monitor VI Hindson Marine workboat 5 8 1989 later C25511ON, closed 2015
85 C13601ON Parks Canada workboat 5 7 1992
86 C19474ON Parks Canada workboat 5 9 1992
87 C21222ON Toronto Cons. Auth. research 4 1993 suspended
91 814262 Noskca-J fishing 100 20 1990
92 U.S.A. Old School Michael A. Reesby yacht 12 13 1991 (O/N 979880)
93 814696 Arrow Post Canadian Coast Guard research 228 27 1991 later David Thompson
94 814539 Osprey Toronto Port Authority workboat 5 8 1991
96 C10390ON Toronto Island Marina passenger 7 9 1992
97 815413 Niagara Queen II Ontario Power Generation Icebreaker 578 17 1992
98 C10052ON Min. of Nat. Res. workboat 7 9 1995
103 C06402NT RCMP patrol boat 7 9 1994
106 816906 Great Blue Heron Blue Heron Co passenger 112 20 1994
107 819269 Clark's Harbour Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 43 16 1995
108 819270 Cap-Aux-Meules Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 43 16 1995
109 819305 Sambro Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 43 16 1996
110 820275 Westport Canadian Coast Guard SAR lifeboat 43 16 1996
111 820551 Sipu Muin Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft 28 1998
112 820560 Siyay Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft 28 1998
842210 Streetgang Christopher Porth jet boat 5 8 1998
114 C03500ON Ontario Prov. Police patrol boat 8 10 1997
122 U.S.A. Silver Bullet yacht 30 18 1998 (O/N 1072741)
123 C06676ON Hamilton Police patrol boat 7 9 1999 closed
124 821248 Jack's Queen fishing 84 21 1998 later Alessia
125 821242 Saute Moutons 8 Niagara Jet Boating passenger 12 13 1999
133 C10376ON Marine Unit 1 Toronto Police patrol boat 14 12 2000
134 822513 Aazhaawe William McCue ferry 164 30 1999
135 821650 Placentia Pilot Atlantic Pilotage Authority Pilot Boat 53 17 2000 later Strait Eagle
136 828312 HMS Detroit Replica 471 41 2008 completed by Senesco as Oliver Hazard Perry (O/N 1257224)
137 823396 Deer Island Princess II Min. of Transportation passenger 312 40 2001
138 U.S.A. US National Parks Service fisheries research 9 2001
139 C10377ON Marine Unit 4 Toronto Police patrol boat 7 9 2000
140 U.S.A. Vermont State Police patrol boat 8 10 2001
141 C03226ON Ontario Prov. Police patrol boat 8 10 2002
142 C03227ON Ontario Prov. Police patrol boat 8 10 2002
143 824460 Great Lakes Guardian Min. of Environment workboat 12 11 2002
144 U.S.A. Connecticut Police patrol boat 8 2002
145 U.S.A. Vega Harbor Equipment pilot boat 67 20 2003 (O/N 1143436)
146 825542 Vakta Canadian Coast Guard patrol boat 34 16 2002
147 C14258ON Niagara Police patrol boat 2 2003 suspended
148 834887 Julian Fantino Min. of Justice patrol boat 9 10 2002
149 RCMP patrol boat 4 2001
150 U.S.A. Miami Dade County weed harvester 5 2003
153 825996 Purvis (The) fishing 97 21 2003
154 835875 Gwen M. Boniface Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 10 2003 later C04906ON
155 Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 10 2003 later C04907ON
156 834770 Archie Ferguson II Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 10 2003 later C04909ON
157 U.S.A. C T Randall Florida Fish & Wildlife patrol boat 35 2003
158 C10383ON Marine Unit 7 Toronto Police patrol boat 7 9 2005
159 C06679ON Marine 1 Durham Police patrol boat 9 10 2004
160 Copasetic Ocean Research Corp. research 495 2006 later yacht Marcato
161 C26112AB North American Fleet Co. workboat 10 10 2005
162 827453 Waawaatesi City of York workboat 11 10 2005
163 830206 TCCA 1 Toronto Port Authority passenger 219 29 2005 later David Hornell VC
164 830781 Zephyr XII Blue Heron Co passenger 9 10 2006
165 U.S.A. John R. Frazier City of Baltimore fireboat 52 2007
166 C13615ON Marine 1 Region of Peel patrol boat 9 10 2007
167 U.S.A. City of New York patrol boat 13 2007
171 Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding patrol boat 9 2007
172 833933 Tribute to the 100th Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 10 2007
173 832518 Thomas P Coffin Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 10 2007
174 834894 Rachel Carson U. of Maryland research 78 2008 later Ontario Explorer
175 833907 Grandes Eaux Laurentian Pilotage pilot boat 62 19 2008
176 834784 Huron Explorer I Min. of Nat. Resources research 112 19 2010
177 834894 Ontario Explorer Min. of Nat. Resources research 112 19 2010
178 U.S.A. Christopher Wheatley City of Chicago fireboat 300 2011
179 834069 TCCA 2 Toronto Port Authority passenger 270 29 2009 later Marilyn Bell I
180 C19325ON Marine 1 Halton Police patrol boat 12 11 2011
181 C26860AB North American Fleet Co. workboat 10 10 2005
182 C26861AB North American Fleet Co. workboat 10 10 2010
183 835824 Flowerpot Express Blue Heron Co. passenger 59 15 2011
184 834887 Julian Fantino Min. of Community Safety patrol boat 9 2003
185 834784 Taukamaim Laurentian Pilotage pilot boat 80 22 2012
186 U.S.A. Miami Dade County weed harvester 5 2012
187 U.S.A. Miami Dade County weed harvester 5 2012
188 U.S.A. Miami Dade County weed harvester 5 2012
189 U.S.A. Miami Dade County weed harvester 5 2012
190 837637 Naawij City of York workboat 9 12 2013
192 837992 Niagara Wonder Hornblower Canada passenger 185 25 2014
193 837993 Niagara Thunder Hornblower Canada passenger 185 25 2014
194 Breaker 1 Syncrude icebreaker 20 2014
195 Breaker 2 Syncrude icebreaker 20 2014
196 Syncrude pond support 8 2013
197 Syncrude pond support 8 2013
198 838768 Chris Jackson Min. of Environment workboat 6 9 2013
199 Birch C.N.R.L. workboat 2016 (O/N 345168)
200 Buckton C.N.R.L. workboat 2016
201 U.S.A. Marine 3 City of San Diego fireboat 2015
203 C24424ON Ministry of Nat. Res. patrol boat 15 10 2015
204 840066 Iron Guppy Toronto Ports Authority tugboat 87 20 2016
205 841103 Pennant Bay Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20 2016
206 842018 McIntyre Bay Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20 2017
207 842740 Sacred Bay Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20 2019
208 843977 Florencia Bay Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20 2020
209 Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20
210 Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20
212 C29357AB Imperial Oil workboat 15 14 2019
213 Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20
214 Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20
215 Canadian Coast Guard SAR boat 82 20
216 Canadian Coast Guard SAR Boat 82 20
217 843634 Savior I Hike Metal Products workboat 5 8 2019
Other Small Vessels Built by Hike Metal Products
C03072ON closed
C03073ON closed
C03074ON closed
C03739ON Parks Canada workboat 7 9
C05941ON closed
C07179ON Nordcap Steel Docks workboat 9 10
C07194ON Min. of Nat. Res. workboat 7 9
C07699ON Dept. of Fisheries workboat 14 12
C11196ON Min. of Nat. Res. workboat 6 9
C11503ON closed
C12498ON closed
C12625ON suspended
C13189ON Dept. of Fisheries workboat 11 suspended
C14060ON closed
C17290ON Golder Associates research 5 8
C18976NB RCMP patrol boat 3 8
C20710ON Purdy Fisheries fishing 9 suspended

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