ONCE UPON A TIME IN GIBSONS The Town of Gibsons Heritage ...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GIBSONS The Town of Gibsons Heritage ...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GIBSONS The Town of Gibsons Heritage ...
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W<strong>IN</strong>N ROAD BOATHOUSE<br />
(formerly Malcolm & Hicks Boat Works)<br />
foot <strong>of</strong> Winn Road<br />
Constructed: 1947<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> construction: open-air frame shed with marine railways<br />
Original owners: Charles Malcolm and Ed Hicks<br />
Reason for inclusion:<br />
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> the post-WW2 industry boom, the Malcolm & Hicks Boat Works built and repaired boats<br />
for fi shing, beachcombing and pleasure. Under various owners the site has been in active use as a<br />
marine repair shop into the fi rst years <strong>of</strong> the 21 st Century.<br />
Originally known as the Malcolm & Hicks Boat Works, within a year or two the property was soon<br />
known as “Charlie Malcolm Boat Works.” Charlie “Chick” Malcolm was a trained cabinetmaker<br />
and, following the dissolution <strong>of</strong> his partnership with Ed Hicks, mostly worked alone building<br />
custom boats for fi shing and beachcombing.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> their fi rst contracts was to build Ray Fletcher’s beachcombing vessel, “Sea Mist,” designed<br />
to be powerful enough to remove logs from beaches at low tide.<br />
<strong>Gibsons</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> Inventory and Register 67<br />
photo by Going Coastal Communications Group, 2005
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