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Being one of the early fiberglass boating companies, Beetle boat company built boats and they were sold at quite the price.  The new "plastic" (fiberglass resins) boats were quite expensive.
 
Being one of the early fiberglass boating companies, Beetle boat company built boats and they were sold at quite the price.  The new "plastic" (fiberglass resins) boats were quite expensive.
  
Of course, more history is needed and anything found is appreciated. Please contact us if you would like to edit this page or contribute to it.
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[[Marscot|Palmer Scott & Co.]] later merged with Beetle Boats to form the American Boat Building Corp. and finally with [[O'Day|O'Day and Associates]]. More information is available at the Dolphin 24 sailboat website: http://www.dolphin24.org/history_Palmer_Scott.html
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By 1958, Beetle boats were made for the American Boat Building Corp. by Carolina Fiberglass Products of Wilson, North Carolina.
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More history is needed and anything found is appreciated. Please contact us if you would like to edit this page or contribute to it.
  
  
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File:beetleb51001.jpg | 1951 Beetle Ad
 
File:beetleb51001.jpg | 1951 Beetle Ad
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'''1957 Information'''
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File:Beetlea57001.jpg|1957 Beetle Boat Co. Ad
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'''1958 Information'''
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File:Beetlea58001.jpg|1958 Beetle 16' Shearwater outboard runabout article
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File:Beetlea58002.jpg|1958 American Boat Building Ad
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'''1959 Information'''
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File:Beetlea59002.jpg|1959 American Boat Building Ad
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File:Beetlea59001.jpg|1959 American Boat Building Article
 
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 13 May 2021

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Beetle Boat Company

New Bedford, Massachusetts


Being one of the early fiberglass boating companies, Beetle boat company built boats and they were sold at quite the price. The new "plastic" (fiberglass resins) boats were quite expensive.


Palmer Scott & Co. later merged with Beetle Boats to form the American Boat Building Corp. and finally with O'Day and Associates. More information is available at the Dolphin 24 sailboat website: http://www.dolphin24.org/history_Palmer_Scott.html


By 1958, Beetle boats were made for the American Boat Building Corp. by Carolina Fiberglass Products of Wilson, North Carolina.


More history is needed and anything found is appreciated. Please contact us if you would like to edit this page or contribute to it.


Model Information


1949 Information


1950 Information


1951 Information


1957 Information


1958 Information


1959 Information


Beetle Boats in Use


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