by Peter Simpson/ South Shore Breaker (published February 21, 2017) Nova Scotia’s fishermen obviously place their trust in the folks at Snyder’s Shipyard. The Dayspring shipyard has built 225 new boats and refitted, repaired or restored hundreds more, including Bluenose...

May 25 (2016) was a day of mixed emotions as one of our ‘babies’, Theodore Too, left us after its extensive refit the past few months. He disappeared into the fog after leaving our wharf en route to Halifax where...

  The famous replica tugboat Theodore Too was launched into the Lahave River from Snyders Shipyard at Dayspring this morning. The vessel has been at our marine slip over the winter for a refit. This time-lapse video condenses the launch...

Theodore Too is leaving home. The famous life-size replica of Theodore Tugboat,  the central figure in a children’s television series that deals with life learning issues, will launch from Snyder’s Shipyard early on the morning of May 20 after an extensive...

It was a big day at Snyder’s Shipyard with the departure of the newly completed lobster fisherman Grand Dad’s Caress. She was launched April 20 and, since then, the finishing touches have been made to make her ready for the wide...

We’ve been planking Theodore Too this past week, a process that includes traditional wood plugs and oakum caulking. He’s looking good! Theodore Too Refit Updates: Nov. 27, 2015 March 4, 2016 March 18, 2016 April 23, 2016...