Beetle Boat Company

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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

  • 1954 to 1957 Beetle outboard boat models


1949 Information

  • 1949 Beetle Ad


1950 Information

  • 1950 Beetle Ad


1951 Information

  • 1951 Beetle Ad


1958 Information

  • 1958 Beetle 16' Shearwater outboard runabout article

  • 1958 American Boat Building Ad


1959 Information

  • 1959 American Boat Building Ad

  • 1959 American Boat Building Article


Beetle Boats in Use


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