Welcome to our site. This is our restoration project and tale of our Tanzer 7.5 sailboat. We built this site as a fun way of documenting our ongoing adventures with " FEELING NAUTI "
Tanzer or Tänzer is a surname, Tänzer meaning "dancer" in German
Founded by Johann Tanzer, Tanzer Industries Ltd. was one of the largest sailboat manufacturer in Canada for more than 20 years. The Tanzer line ranged from 16 to 35 feet. In its heyday Tanzer built boats on both coasts of the U.S., but the factory at Dorion, Que., turned out the bulk of the roughly 8,000 Tanzers built. The company was forced into bankruptcy in May of 1986.
The Tanzer 7.5 model was built from 1977 to 1985. There were 790 of this model built. "FEELING NAUITI " has sail number # 561. She was built in 1981. This later built Tanzer 7.5 has the one long window on top as opposed to the pre 1981 version which has the three smaller windows .
We bought our Tanzer in October 2013. She had been on the hard for approximately two years. Overall she is in great shape for her age, going on 35 years young. They don't build them like they use to. With both Christine's and my help, Feeling Nauti will once again be sailing out on Lake Ontario. We plan on having fun with her and the website. We will be posting pictures along the way. Feel free to share in our adventure and I encourage other Tanzer owner's to contribute their input as well.
Feel free to email us at [email protected]
Christine and Richard
Tanzer or Tänzer is a surname, Tänzer meaning "dancer" in German
Founded by Johann Tanzer, Tanzer Industries Ltd. was one of the largest sailboat manufacturer in Canada for more than 20 years. The Tanzer line ranged from 16 to 35 feet. In its heyday Tanzer built boats on both coasts of the U.S., but the factory at Dorion, Que., turned out the bulk of the roughly 8,000 Tanzers built. The company was forced into bankruptcy in May of 1986.
The Tanzer 7.5 model was built from 1977 to 1985. There were 790 of this model built. "FEELING NAUITI " has sail number # 561. She was built in 1981. This later built Tanzer 7.5 has the one long window on top as opposed to the pre 1981 version which has the three smaller windows .
We bought our Tanzer in October 2013. She had been on the hard for approximately two years. Overall she is in great shape for her age, going on 35 years young. They don't build them like they use to. With both Christine's and my help, Feeling Nauti will once again be sailing out on Lake Ontario. We plan on having fun with her and the website. We will be posting pictures along the way. Feel free to share in our adventure and I encourage other Tanzer owner's to contribute their input as well.
Feel free to email us at [email protected]
Christine and Richard