THE Yacht Builder List - Page 2

T37Chef · #11 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008

220+ listings and counting, all current builders. There are some sweet boats being built out there...if only I had bet on the Giants

Thanks halekai36, TheFrog, & sailingdog

T37Chef · #12 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008

After adding all the company bio's...I was thinking to break them into Mono-hulls and catamaran's, well actually it was Sailingdogs idea to separate them...go figure

Thoughts?

catamount · #13 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008

Sure, and your could sort them out by big boat vs. dinghy, custom vs. production, North American vs. European vs. Australia/New Zealand (etc) -- lots of way to slice this pie!

sanjuan2R · #14 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008

Why not make a list of defunct [out of business] sailboat manufacturers?
Most older [1970's] boats have no more info on them and sailors would like to know a little of the company history and the boats who designed them and such.
Also, get those darn catamarans off this current list.
Where does a sailor get more info on older boats that are no longer in production [previous to 1986] after which so many boat builders went under?

Thanks

camaraderie · #15 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008

SJ2R...many "orphan brands" have owners groups and/or e-mail lists.

1. Google "O'day Owners" "Irwin Owners" etc. to find those sites.
2. Go into the boat e-mail lists HERE under Resources/Mail lists and search for your boat.

artbyjody · #16 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008

I actually second the idea... the orphan deal at least... its one thing to be the biggest sail owner resource owner on the net and the other to to just shunt the less prominent designs... go all in...

Danny33 · #17 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008

Cam .
Ive googled and searched links ,ship builders ...one of the links led me here and that person never recived any replies .. since found a few more links and learned more and got dead ended again.
79 Roughwater / Aries / Southern Cross ..Gilmer design.
Chased ship builders names , city names ect ... But..

camaraderie · #18 (**permalink**) 02-12-2008

Danny...there is a southern cross e-mail list.
They also have a link to an article on gilmer
http://www.alliedseawindii.org/gillmer/Gillmer.html
http://list.sailnet.net/read/?forum=southerncross

Danny33 · #19 (**permalink**) 02-12-2008

Thanks Cam !
I just found a group in Washington also !
Never thought to check Allied .

Herreshoff01 · #20 (**permalink**) 03-20-2008

This might have been stated but "Good old boat" has lists of contacts for many now non-existant builders and models.