Emerald

Emerald Fiberglass, Inc.

1831 W. 12th Ave.

Eugene, Oregon

Also found listed as the Emerald Fiberglass Manufacturing Company. According to a July 27, 1970 article in the Eugene Register-Guard, the Emerald Fiberglass building burned and eight or nine boat molds were destroyed. The "story-and-a-half corrugated metal shed" was destroyed. Owner of the company was listed as Fred Lindsey.

A Feb. 8, 2001 obituary, also from the Eugene Register-Guard, listed Harold Gilmour and Velma Gilmour, residents of Eugene from 1935 to 1971, owner-operators of Emerald Fiberglass Boats.

So I went to a Chicago trade show in '64 looking for a small line of fiberglass boats. Back then, there were a lot of start-ups that would go out of business and stick you with bad boats, so you had to be careful.