1963 Port Weller Dry Dock 62' Steel Tug
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LOCATION: Toronto Ontario
Port Weller Dry Dock of St. Catharines, Ontario built some of the toughest working vessels on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway for over a century. Steel hulled, purpose built, and made to last, their tugs were engineered for the demanding conditions of Canadian commercial waters. The “Fred Scandrett” is a genuine example of that heritage, a 62 foot single screw steel harbour tug that has spent her entire life right here in Ontario.
Launched in 1963 as the “C.E. Ted Smith” for the McFadden Lumber Company, this 62 footer carries a single screw diesel rated at 380 horsepower, a classic steel hull, a forward pilothouse, and a full working aft deck. The traditional harbour tug profile, deep bulwarks, and heavy ground tackle are exactly what you would expect from a vessel built to push and tow on the Great Lakes. Below decks she offers a blank canvas for crew quarters, a galley, and a head, ready to be finished to your own specification.
In 1969 she was acquired by the Toronto Port Authority and renamed the following year after Fred Scandrett, the Toronto Harbour Commissioner through the 1950s and 1960s. She worked Toronto harbour for decades before being retired in the late 2000s, and she remains laid up in the Port of Toronto today. Opportunities like this are rare: a structurally significant, historically important steel tug offered as a working tug or conversion project. With vision and the right refit, the “Fred Scandrett” would make a remarkable private liveaboard, expedition conversion, charter vessel, or working tug returned to service.
| Type: | Trawler |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1963 |
| Make: | Port Weller Dry Dock |
| Model: | 62' Steel Tug |
| Length: | 62' |
| Status: | For Sale |
| Price: | $175,000 CAD |
| Location: | Toronto Ontario |
| Date Posted: | 2026-06-04 |
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PLEASE CONTACT CHARLES SAVARD - TORONTO, ON - 1-833-829-2248 EXTENSION 2008
Port Weller Dry Dock of St. Catharines, Ontario built some of the toughest working vessels on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway for over a century. Steel hulled, purpose built, and made to last, their tugs were engineered for the demanding conditions of Canadian commercial waters. The “Fred Scandrett” is a genuine example of that heritage, a 62 foot single screw steel harbour tug that has spent her entire life right here in Ontario.
Launched in 1963 as the “C.E. Ted Smith” for the McFadden Lumber Company, this 62 footer carries a single screw diesel rated at 380 horsepower, a classic steel hull, a forward pilothouse, and a full working aft deck. The traditional harbour tug profile, deep bulwarks, and heavy ground tackle are exactly what you would expect from a vessel built to push and tow on the Great Lakes. Below decks she offers a blank canvas for crew quarters, a galley, and a head, ready to be finished to your own specification.
In 1969 she was acquired by the Toronto Port Authority and renamed the following year after Fred Scandrett, the Toronto Harbour Commissioner through the 1950s and 1960s. She worked Toronto harbour for decades before being retired in the late 2000s, and she remains laid up in the Port of Toronto today. Opportunities like this are rare: a structurally significant, historically important steel tug offered as a working tug or conversion project. With vision and the right refit, the “Fred Scandrett” would make a remarkable private liveaboard, expedition conversion, charter vessel, or working tug returned to service.
Beam: 17' 00"
Depth: 8' 00"
EngineMake: Caterpillar
Model: Caterpillar D353
Engine Type: Diesel
Aspiration: Turbocharged
Drive: Single screw
Transmission / Gear: Caterpillar marine reverse gear
Fuel: Diesel
HP: 380
Electronics / MechanicalVHF
Compass
Engine Instruments
Bildge Pumps
Exterior EquipmentSteel hull construction
Traditional single screw harbour tug profile, forward pilothouse, working aft deck
Towing bitt
Anchor and Facing wires/Winch
Deck cleats, chocks, fairleads
Mast with running
Interior EquipmentPilothouse helm,
ship's wheel,
engine controls Disclaimer: The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct their agents, or their surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.