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“Unc-A-Dunc” on display in Alert Bay

A boat called the “Unc-A-Dunc”, which was originally built in Alert Bay in 1917 by the Japanese who were living there at the time, was put on display during Seafest/Musicfest/Artfest weekend festival.
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TYSON WHITNEY PHOTO The Unc-A-Dunc boat was built in 1917. It was one of three built by the Japanese who lived in Alert Bay. Orginally it was an open boat with no cabin; the cabin was added in the 1940s. The Unc-A-Dunc was restored in 2016 and had an antique four horsepower 1934 Easthope engine installed that was donated by Karl Thomas. The boat was put on display during Seafest/Musicfest/Artfest weekend.

A boat called the “Unc-A-Dunc”, which was originally built in Alert Bay in 1917 by the Japanese who were living there at the time, was put on display during Seafest/Musicfest/Artfest weekend festival.



Tyson Whitney

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I have been working in the community newspaper business for nearly a decade, all of those years with Black Press Media.
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