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The boat building enterprise became Com-Pac Yachts. [1] [2] The Com-Pac 19 was designed by Bob Johnson of Island Packet Yachts in 1979. The largest boat built by the company was the Com-Pac 35, a 1990 Charley Morgan design. In 1999 the company started making small catboats and discovered an untapped market.
In 1992 the small cruising boats designed by Reuban Trane were also added, including his Peep Hen, Mud Hen and Bay Hen 21. [1] [2] CFPF went out of business in 1994, but one of their salesmen, Terry Chapman, bought the molds and the rights to the designs. In 1996 he started a new company to produce the boats, Sovereign 96.
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
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.75 ft (0.23 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]
Johnson/Melges Boat Works: Tanzer Industries, Melges Performance Sailboats, Windward Boatworks [129] Mud Hen 17: 1981: Reuben Trane: Florida Bay Boat Company Sovereign Yachts [130] Northbridge senior: Overnighter 16: 1964: Johann Tanzer: Tanzer Industries [131] Paceship 20: 1970: Cuthbertson & Cassian: Paceship Yachts [132] P-class: 1923 Harry ...
The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15. The Optimist is one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.
The Sea Pearl comes with a tonneau cover for the forward cockpit, which is non-self-bailing, but also can be rigged with an optional 'canvas cabin.' A small steering cockpit aft of the mizzen is self-bailing. The base boat has a centerboard, but optional leeboards are available, as are twin lug rigs and water ballast tanks carrying 360 pounds ...
Precision Boat Works, Inc. is an American boat builder, initially based in Palmetto, Florida and now in Sarasota, Florida. From 1978 until 2018, the company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats, but today just produces parts for their existing fleet. [1] [2] [3]