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08-15-2016, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 700
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Trillium boats?
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08-15-2016, 06:47 PM
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Senior Member
Name: David
Trailer: 1978 Trillium 1300
Cumberland, Indiana
Posts: 392
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I've never seen a Trillium boat or knew they existed.
Thanks for sharing!
Spanke
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Trilliums Rock!
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08-16-2016, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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I wonder if Trillium boats and Trillium trailers are made by the same company? The names might be a coincidence, but the text does looks like Carl's avatar.
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08-16-2016, 11:05 AM
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Trailer: No Trailer Yet
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The TRILLIUM lettering on the side of the boat is the exact same as my trailer (or any 5500). Same orange color, same font, even looks the same size. The boat has an orange stripe just like my trailer too. Same fiberglass color too.
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08-16-2016, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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Pictures from the ad.
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08-16-2016, 11:45 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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From the list of Boat Manufactures Identification there was indeed a boat builder using the name Trillium Industries in Markham Ontario (same place the trailers where built) . In biz from 1979 to 1992.
TRILLIUM INDUSTRIES
MIC: ZTL
Status: Inactive
Company: TRILLIUM INDUSTRIES
Parent Company: NULL
Address: 25 HERITAGE RD
City: MARKHAM
State: ON Zip: L3P1M3
Country: CANADA Phone: 0
Fax: NULL
In Business: 12/12/1979
Out of Business: 5/1/1992
Date Modified: 8/8/1995
Type: Outboards, Open Motorboats, Jon Boats
Inboard/Outboard, Sterndrive, Inboard/Outdrive
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08-16-2016, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
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Well that pretty much confirms that Trillium made boats AND trailers.
I'm surprised at the 1992 year for "out of business".
Dave will have to add a section to his serial numbers list!!
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08-16-2016, 08:29 PM
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Member
Name: Gavin
Trailer: Trillium
Ontario
Posts: 42
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There is another one on Kijiji for sale as well. It's interesting but not surprising as a couple fiberglass trailer manufactures also dabble in boats as I believe the processes are similar.
Still pretty cool find though never would have thought to look for a Trillium boat!!
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08-16-2016, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Kelly
Trailer: Trails West
Oregon
Posts: 3,047
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which came first, the boat or the egg
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08-16-2016, 11:08 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Name: Jack L
Trailer: Sold the Bigfoot 17-Looking for a new one
Washington
Posts: 1,561
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Quote:
Originally Posted by k corbin
which came first, the boat or the egg
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Well, there is a Trillium lake in Oregon with a boat launch and a Trillium campground. They are in the Mt Hood National Forest. All the pieces are starting to fit together.
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08-17-2016, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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I think there is even a flower by that name.
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08-17-2016, 09:51 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl V
Well that pretty much confirms that Trillium made boats AND trailers.
I'm surprised at the 1992 year for "out of business"
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They may have suspended building prior to that date but it may have taken a few years before the company name Trillium Industries was formally closed.
It may have been about that time that the crew in Alberta picked up the licensing of use of the name. I do not recall what year they started making the trailers under the Trillium name in Alberta before they also stopping for a time and then one of the partners took the name south.
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08-17-2016, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Tilston
I think there is even a flower by that name.
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Yup and it looks suspiciously like the Trillium logo
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08-22-2016, 01:07 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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I have been in contact with Tom Young. He confirms that Trillium made about 200 boats. From his email:
"Yes, Trillium did build boats - quite a few.
Most were V-6 OMC IOs, and they were very fast due to the small size. (I think they were only 15'.)"
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08-22-2016, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
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Hey that's great Dave, thanks for the follow up!
Camping trailers, boats... what else? Airplanes?
(why not, who knew Bombardier ever made canoes?)
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