Gikumi in Telegraph Cove
Gikumi was built to tow logs for the Telegraph Cove sawmill. She also served as a coastal pilot boat and cargo vessel all along British Columbia’s coastline before becoming B.C.’s first whale watching vessel in 1980.
- Built: 1954, Bisset & Gilstein, North Vancouver
- Gross Tonnage (t): 43.12
- Net Tonnage (t): 29.32
- Construction Material: Wood
- Vessel Length (m): 16.15
- Vessel Breadth (m): 5.00
- Vessel Depth (m): 1.89
- Engine: 1 x Caterpillar 3406 Diesel, 310 Horsepower
- Speed (knots): 11.0
- Propulsion Method: 1 x 50 inch 3 blade
- Shaft: 3 inch aquamet
- Gear: Twin disc MG514, 2.7/1
- Genset: 3 cylinder Yanmar with 8.5 kw Kohler