what boat factories visited?
 

What factories have you visited? I got this idea after reading Mike Carters post on Sonic. Here are mine.....

1. Sonic
2. Spectre
3. Velocity
4. Warlock
5. Phantom
6. Caravelle
7. Cigarette
8. Python
9. Prototype
10. Pantera
11. Joker
12. Fountain

Lake X , TNT , Bobby Moore's and Intense Marine are some of the famous rigging places I've been to.

Most impressive of the above? LAKE X by far...........

BH

Sonic
Active Thunder
Cigarrette

Also been through TnT and LipShip operations.

1. Active Thunder
and just as of yesterday
2. Baja
3. Checkmate

Fountain
Viking
Palmer Johnson (Sturgeon Bay)
Derecktor (Mamaroneck)
Tillotson-Pearson

I worked for TPI, Derecktor and PJ for 2 months each during my college's Winter Work Terms.

Active Thunder
Warlock
Lavey
DCB
Sunsation
Nordic

Active Thunder, Powerplay, Formula, Cigarette, Concept, Apache,Warlock, Eliminator, Magic, Velocity and Infinity!

Hmmmm, let's see as far as boat company factories only...
1.) Cigarette
2.) Apache
3.) Powerplay
4.) Active Thunder
5.) Intrepid
6.) Magnum
7.) Motion
8.) Marine Technology (where they rig the big power boats here in STL.)
I think that's it..???:rolleyes: :confused: I have been to Lake X though.... very cool / fun!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

WOW !
what a great idea! i just wish this was done in a poll format. cool info in this thread. :)

and DAMN brian you sure get around !

Superboat
Phantom
Cape Dory
Eli Laminates
Hustler
Fountain
Sunseeker UK
Linssen Holland
Silkline Industries Thailand

MRD
Richie Zul Engines
Bandit Racing Engines
Ocean Outboard

I can't even remember. The list is long.

Cool thread...I haven't been to many, but here goes...

Cigarette
Sonic
Kryptonite
Superboat
Hustler
Action Craft
Grover

TNT
Lip-Ship
Falcon Hi-Performance---I had to say that---I keep my boat there:D :D
MRD
Ocean Outboard


Damn Jen...Eli??? Are they still in Oakdale? That was my very first boat...I was about 10 and it was an 8 footer!:D :D

I think Eli went out of business. I did a series entitled "A Legacy of Thirteen" for Long Island Boating World like back in 93. I met with most of the 13 builders on Long Island and visited most of the factories. It was quite an education. At that time, Long Island had the highest per capita number of boat and engine builders in the country believe it or not.

Most of the builders went out of business or moved. Remember that Tom Fexis design that Cape Dory was going to introduce? Two hulls and decks sat unfinished and uncovered in Boat Land for years before Pauli bought it for SeaRay.

"Time stands still, if only for a moment. Let me go back to the days of my youth. Let me understand the wind, the sails, the water, the tide....." Page one of my novel entitled "Tide Pools."

Jennifer

boat whore
 

Dean:

Yea since 1998 performance boats have taken over my life - haha. When I visited Spectre I could not believe they built those awesome cats in that tiny building (they've moved now) and the first Cigarette trip I thought I was going to pass out I was so excited. Pantera was the cleanest and Fountain by far the largest factory I've been in. Sonic had tons of big boats being built and Warlock had tomatoe cans everywhere. I could not figure out what was the deal. As I got smarter about boats I figured out they have no wet out systems, chopper guns or anything. They pour the resin in the tomatoe cans , add the mek and the resin has to kick off. I guess that's why Warlock has practically no hull problems. I'll shut up now............BH

Active Thunder
Fountain
Cigarette
Reindl
MTI

TNT
OSO

Re: boat whore
 

You forgot the paint rollers!

DONZI..Not as extravagent as I thought it would be,but gorgeous boats take you to a new level.
SPECTRE..Yeah,It`s small but packs a punch when u see those cats roll out.....Jay proves you don`t need some state of the art facility to produce a high end product.:D :)

I've only been to PowerQuest and Active Thunder. Both were much smaller that I thought they would be.

Bobby Moore (Now T'n'T)
Old T'n'T on US 1
CMI (headers) - crowded, but very cool
CORSA - Fantastic operation
Formula - Two thumbs up - spectacular.
Eliminator - Also very nice, but smaller.
Ebbtide - Very, very nice runabouts.
Tempest
Cigarette
Marada (Armada)

Hmmm.... More than I thought. :)

I have only been to one ------ OUTERLIMITS.

It was not what I expected at all, very unassuming. You would never know that they build some of the world's finest offshore boats there just by casually driving by. It is tucked away in little old Bristol, RI. :cool:

Skater, Eliminator, DCB, Warlock, Phantom,Hallett, Howard, Cigarette, Apache, SeaRay, Nordic, Magic/Sleekcraft, MTI, Htm, Sanger, Cole, Curtis Craft, Lavey Craft, Ultra, Advantage, Kachina, Carrera, Schiada

Lots of variety, some great, some not so great, ALL FUN!

cigarette , apache , donzi , powerplay , chris craft , tiara,marada ,

Cigarette
Fountain
Baja

The last time I visited a boat company was 1980:
Donzi
Cigarette
Squadran XII

Allison

Baja
Black Thunder
Cigerette
Fountain

Still a long way to go

This from the old, bald guy who's still active in boating: Campbell, Spectra, Rayson, Hallett, Schiada, Eliminator, Commander, HTM, Nordic, Advantage, Warlock, Howard, ChrisCraft, Wellcraft, Cigarette, Squadron X, Magnum, (plus many of the famous old riggers on 188th St) and many of the hi-performance builders on the west coast. I'm currently in my 24th boat (Nancy named it: Very Last Boat), but I think I've got one more in me...

If I can remember them all......I'll try:


Mirage Boats of Texas (liked it so much I stayed for 8 years!)
Nordic
Advantage
Campbell
Kober Cat
Shockwave
Carerra
Rinker
Winner
Warlock
Howard
Emerald
Switzer
Seebold

I knew it
 

Mike:

I knew when you saw this you would have to post. Mikolos shop aka Sanford and Son is the best rigging grounds. Tell Sanford and Lamont hello from the hayseed...........BH