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Sideshift Inc. sternthruster installation. ket is boats in the 27 - 50 foot range and while the majority of sales are made to the US and Canada, Sideshift has customers around the world. novatec Braids Ltd. Sideshift Inc. 130 Industrial Ave. Unit 303 Carleton Place, Ontario, K7C 3T2 www.sideshift.com Yarmouth Harbour. BY GLEN CAIRNS Novatec Braids was established in 1992 and is located in the old Dominion Textile plant at the head of the busy commercial harbour in Yarmouth Nova Scotia. With 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space the company produces a wide array of specialty braided ropes for the commercial fishery, marine industry, power utilities, recreational boating and the military. The breadth of the product range is amazing and includes specialty ropes for aircraft, physical therapy and even golf rope! I didn't know you needed rope to play golf, but it turns out Novatec Braids make high visibility ropes for boundaries and a proprietary "Engage Agro Fairway Snake System" for removing dew from fairways. The company launched their Novabraid® brand in 2000 and has steadily expanded its product range and territory. Novatec have an East Coast US warehouse located in New Bedford Mass. to facilitate order fulfilment in the US. The company began with products focused on the commercial fishing industry and this sector remains a significant portion of their business. Of interest to the recreational boating market, they have developed high quality polyester covered shock cord, pre-spliced mooring line components and yacht braids in Dyneema, Spectra, and Kevlar. New high tech yarn research continues to make product development possible to replace heavier wire rope. www.boatingindustry.ca 23 http://www.sideshift.com http://www.boatingindustry.ca

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boating Industry Canada June 2015

Insight
Industry News
Impact: Rob Rule
Industry: Marine Tech Crisis
GE Spotlight
Ad Nauseam
Marketing: Beating the Boomer Bust
Made In Canada: Sideshift Thrusters
Made In Canada: Nova Braid
The Boat Shop: NMEA
The Boat Shop: ABYC

Boating Industry Canada June 2015