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This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers
Four sailboats were manufactured by the company. All were heavily built cruisers suitable for blue water sailing and were available in Ketch, Schooner, and Cutter configurations: Downeaster 32, 1975 - 1980. Downeaster 38, 1974 - 1981. Downeaster 41, 1980 - 1981. Downeaster 45, 1977 - 1981. Downeaster 45 Hull number 1 in schooner configuration
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Among the early products were camper shells and producing canoes for Sears. The company eventually focused its development expertise on sailboats and became Glass Marine Industries (GMI), marketing their boats under the Columbia nameplate. Early models included the Columbia 24 and Columbia 29 (Sparkman & Stephens design).
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the Cal people asked yacht designer C. Raymond Hunt Associates to come up with "a true blue-water sailboat that would be physically and legally trailerable without special permits." The result was a choice of drafts: 4' 3" for the blue-water-customer contingent, or 3' 4" for the trailer boat folks.
The largest boat built was the Lyle Hess-designed Montgomery 23. Reviewer Steve Henkel reported in 2010 that the company's quality of workmanship was "fairly high" and "above average" with a "good level of attention to detail". He described the 23 as "admirably shippy". The final design, the 1980 Montgomery 15, Henkel described as "graceful".
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For example, the M-19 can mount a 40 horsepower (30 kW) outboard, the M-26-X can mount a 50 horsepower (37 kW) outboard and the M-26-M can mount a 60 horsepower (45 kW) outboard. With these large engines, the boats are capable of speeds of over 20 knots (37 km/h), and the M-26-M brochure shows a picture of the boat pulling a waterskier.