MV Skookum, also known as the Tut Tut, was a passenger ferry boat that operated on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia. The ferry was put into service on April 2, 1906Fortin, Ayla (1999). "Early Ferry Transportation and the Okanagan Lake Floating Bridge". Okanagan history: Sixty-third report of the Okanagan Historical Society. pp. 122–125. and was the first official government-subsidized ferry between the communities of Kelowna and Westbank, now West Kelowna.Hatfield, Harley R. (1992). "Commercial Boats of the Okanagan". Okanagan history. Fifty-sixth report of the Okanagan Historical Society. pp. 20–33. Skookum was built by H. B. D. Lysons and measured by by . The small ferry was equipped with a Turscott single-cylinder seven horsepower engine, allowing her to reach speeds between 8 and 10 miles per hour (12.8 - 16 km/h).
The Skookum had a passenger capacity of 20 and costed 25 cents per person and one dollar per horse. In addition, Skookum had a scow that was by by to handle livestock or one vehicle. Since there was no two-way radio for communications onboard, two fires would be lit beside the ferry dock as a signal to the captain that a scow was needed for the next run. Skookum was granted a CAD$1000 per year subsidy to run two round trips daily, except Sundays, for three years.
In 1907, the ferry charter was bought by Captain Len A. Hayman, who continued the service until 1911, when the Okanagan Lake Boat Company, owned by Peter Roe, took her over. Roe and his brothers, Fred and Gerald, then operated Skookum and another ship, , for many years.
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