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The Brunswick Boat Group is an American pleasure boat manufacturer. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee , United States , it is the largest maker of such craft in the world. Net sales were US$ 1.7 billion in 2008, [ 2 ] and US$ 1.0 billion in 2012.
Brunswick Corporation, formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is an American corporation that has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products since 1845. Brunswick has more than 13,000 employees operating in 24 countries.
Bayliner is a manufacturer of recreational boats. Established in 1957 by Orin Edson, Bayliner currently has over 400 dealers in over 60 countries around the world. The company operates as part of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation. Bayliner was acquired by Brunswick from Orin Edson in 1986 for $425 million.
In 1953, he established a construction company, the Aronow Corporation. [1] [2] Following the success of his construction company, Aronow moved to Miami in 1959, where he began racing boats as a hobby. [2] Aronow's hobby evolved into a business, and by the end of 1962, he had formed the Formula Marine boat company. He sold Formula Marine to ...
This was technically the start of the boat company. He soon began to build more boats and joined his brother Hank in 1881 to begin producing boats full-time. In 1910, the brothers joined with other partners to form the Smith Ryan Boat Company. [1] The firm's name was changed in 1922 to Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company, then to Chris-Craft in 1924.
In 1961 the company merged with the Brunswick Corporation. The company introduced the MerCruiser stern-drive line at the 1961 Chicago Boat Show. The line would later take over 80 percent of the world market. [4] For 1962, the Merc 1000 became the new top of the line in line 6, offering 100 hp. It was somewhat of a sensation.
In 1977, Uniflite acquired boat molds from Pacemaker Boat Co. Pacemaker Boat company was founded in 1949 by Charles Platt (C.P.) Leek in New Jersey from his company C.P. Leek & Sons, Inc. [3] who also later established Egg Harbor boat company. [4] It was at this time that Uniflite started a second Uniflite plant in Swansboro, North Carolina.
Beneteau or Bénéteau (French pronunciation:) is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States. [1] The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holding other prestigious brands, such as Jeanneau and its multihull subsidiary Lagoon in 1995.