Feb 3, 2023
This is a reminder to all Boating Ontario Members that the association needs your input.
Boating Ontario is working with the Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) to get a better understanding of your facility’s current requirements and what your requirements will be in the future.
We have put together an extensive survey to help us gather this information.
To efficiently complete this comprehensive survey we would ask you to please take a few minutes before starting this survey to gather the following information.
• Total number of boats stored in 2022.
• Total number of boats stored indoors in 2022.
• Total Sq. ft. of indoor storage available.
• Number of rolls of shrink wrap purchased in 2022.
• Approximately, how many litres of waste oil is collected annually?
• Approximately, how many litres of anti-freeze is collected annually?
• Approximately, how many litres of old/stale fuel is collected annually?
All information is based on your 2022 winterizing season and is strictly confidential.
Boating Ontario would like to thank you for assisting us to better serve you, our valued members.
Boating Ontario members can click here to answer the survey.
Corporate Profile - Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division
Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division is one organization that has set the bar high globally on quality standards in all aspects of its operation. From its human resources practices to its product development and manufacturing standards, the company strives for 110% in all it does. Dometic’s Vancouver, British Columbia design and manufacturing facility is the largest marine focused company in Canada. Its global standards are admirable, and our entire industry can learn from its leadership and positive practices.
In 1962, Dometic (then under the name Teleflex) developed, launched, and marketed a mechanical steering system and with its success came the first hydraulic steering in 1983 and No FeedBack Steering in ’91.
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The 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) has wrapped up at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) and it gives a compelling look at the future of electric boating.
The MEBC was started in 2014 as a competition between university teams who built and raced boats powered only by solar power and batteries. To encourage more participation from institutions that may not have naval architecture or boat construction expertise, the YCM introduced the Energy Class competition. The club supplies the student teams with the same one-design catamaran hull, and each team adds their own cockpit and propulsion system that can be powered by any renewable alternative energy sources, not just solar.
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Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.
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Torqeedo announces new structure and names business unit management
Left to right: Matthias Vogel, Fabian Bez, Sven Mostoegl
Torqeedo, the global market leader for electric mobility on the water, announced on July 18th, the creation of two dedicated business units and named their managers. Matthias Vogel will lead the Customized Solutions unit, and Sven Mostögl will lead the Branded Retail line.
“The new Customized Solutions business unit will serve our marine industry and commercial maritime clientele with a dedicated team of experts in sales, application engineering, customer service, and after-sales service,“ said Fabian Bez, CEO of Torqeedo GmbH.
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