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This is a list of boat builders, for which there is a Wikipedia article. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Goodwin learned about fiberglass as a new boat construction material during the Second World War and started the company working with it directly after the war, in 1947, starting with models. The company became one of the first boat builders to offer commercial fiberglass boats for sail, converting the Rhodes 18 and Mercury 15 to the new material.
This initiative created the Corsair fiberglass division of Chris-Craft. The Corsair boats were made by Thompson Boat Company of New York in Cortland. In late 1964 Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. at Peshtigo, Wisconsin subcontracted with Crownline, Inc. of Cairo, Illinois to have the latter make fiberglass boats for them. This was a low-cost means ...
Caribiana's sea skiffs are produced in small quantities (about 20 boats a year in 2019 and only about 110 are in existence). [8] As of 2023, Caribiana is back in full production under new ownership. Production has started on the Maracas 23 model which pays tribute to the island nation this boat originated from in Trinidad's North Coast.
The first Uniflite boat an all fiberglass 17' outboard. Uniflite soon added a 14', an 18' and a 20' outboard and inboard/outboard boats, followed by a 25' express cruiser followed by a 31' and a 34' boat. Uniflite was the only boat builder exclusively using fire-retardant resins in the production of pleasure boats. [citation needed]
The Tolman Skiff is a boat design of Dory heritage created by Renn Tolman of Homer, Alaska. Tolman authored two books, initially, "A Skiff For All Seasons", in 1992 and a revised version "Tolman Alaskan Skiffs", in 2003. The books described advantages of the design and construction method Stitch and glue using plywood, fiberglass cloth, and ...