Outboard Boating Club of America



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The Outboard Boating Club of America (OBC) was the public service branch of the non-profit industry trade association including the Outboard Motor Manufacturers Association, Outboard Boat Manufacturers Association, and Boat Trailer Manufacturers Association. The OBC included many affiliate clubs of outboard boaters in many locales and provided a number of publications, guides, and other materials for boat owners as well as lobbying influence in order to promote outboard boating.

Among its efforts, the OBC published the 1959 OBC Standards Manual which specified boat, motor, rigging, and trailer standards for members of the trade organization in order to promote safety, compatibility, and reliability of its members' products.

Other publications included the booklet below as well as "America's Growing Need: Outboard Marinas", "Boaters' Day in Court: a Collection of Judicial Decisions", and "Handbook of Boating Laws: State Motorboat Laws" with editions for the "North Central States", "Northeastern States", "Southern States", "Western States".

The Outboard Boating Club of America and the other associations eventually were organized under the Boating Industry Association which later became the National Marine Manufacturers Assocation (NMMA).

Small Boat Handling Booklet

By 1960, the following companies were OBC members:


 * National Marine Plastics
 * The Fisher-Pierce Company
 * Bowman Industries, Inc
 * Swiftwater Industries, Inc.
 * Tempar, Inc.-Jayhawk
 * Barbour Boats, Inc.
 * Tri-Star Boats
 * General Marine Company
 * Pabst Boats, Inc.
 * Kenner Boat Company
 * Trojan Boats
 * Volksboat, Inc.
 * H & T Plastics Company
 * Aero Craft Boats
 * Ludlow Townley Company, Inc.
 * Airboats, Inc.
 * Dolphin Boat Manufacturing, Inc.
 * Feather Craft, Inc.
 * All Star Boat Manufacturing Company
 * Carter Craft Corporation
 * G & W Boats
 * Glass Magic, Inc.
 * 0wens Yacht Company, Inc.
 * Parsons Corporation Lake 'n Sea Division
 * Wizard Boats, Inc.
 * The Fitts Industries, Inc.
 * Fabuglas Company
 * River Queen Boat Works
 * Whitehouse Reinforced Plastic Company
 * Shell Lake Boat Company
 * Duratech Manufacturing Corporation
 * Roy M. Bloom, Inc.
 * Blue Manufacturing Company
 * All State Marine
 * Chetek Boat Corporation
 * Lyman Boat Works
 * Magnolia Boat Manufacturing Company
 * Powercraft, Inc.
 * Shepherd Boats Limited
 * Lone Star Boat Company
 * Polar Kraft Manufacturing Company
 * Tomahawk Boat Manufacturing Corporation
 * Southwest Manufacturing Company
 * Wagemaker Company
 * Dunphy Boat Corporation
 * Larson Boat Works, Inc.
 * The Laurel Corporation
 * Pilot Grove Boat Company
 * Thompson Bros. Boat Manufacturing Co., Inc.
 * Grumman Boats, Inc.
 * Kayot, Inc.
 * Dorsett Plastics Corporation
 * Aluma Craft
 * Correct Craft, Inc.
 * Glassmaster Plastics Company
 * Penn Yan Boats, Inc.
 * Ray Greene & Company
 * Barracuda Marine Company
 * Cutter Boats
 * American Marc
 * Glastron Boat Company
 * Crestliner, Inc.
 * The Godfrey Conveyor Company, Inc.
 * Mirro Aluminum Company
 * Starcraft Boat Company
 * Arnolt
 * Marlin Sales
 * Duracraft Boats, Inc.
 * Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co.
 * Smith Craft
 * Topper Boat Company
 * Glasspar Company
 * Cruisers, Inc.
 * Mon Ark Boat Company
 * Naden Industries
 * Crosby Aeromarine
 * Sportcraft, Inc.
 * Texas Boat Manufacturing Company
 * Glastex Company
 * Anthony Powercraft
 * Mitchell Boat Company
 * Custom Craft
 * Barnes Boat Company, Inc.
 * Midland Boat Company
 * Amphibious Boats, Inc.
 * Culver Boat Corporation

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