Sailboat manufacturers and sailing yacht builders

Founded by John Barnett, designer and first builder of the BUTTERFLY class scow. First located in Libertyville, IL and then Kenosha, WI. The company was sold to Hedlund Industies in 1972 and production was moved to Green Lake, WI.
In 2007, the assetts were purchased by Windward Boatworks of Middleton, WI.

Located in New Bedford MA, USA, the company was well known for building commerical fishing vessels, whale boats, and Cape Cod catboats. Later became one of the first fabricators in the US of industrial, corrosion resistant, FRP equipment. Carl N. Beetle was the inventor of glass fiber gel-coated boat molds and the catalyst spray gun.
The company was sold to Marscot Plastics which, in turn, became a division of American Boat Building Co..

Bell Woodworking, located in Leichester, produced wooden (usually plywood) kit sailboats beginning in the late 1950's.? The largest was the Ian Proctor designed SEAMEW 22. Most models were also available factory complete.
(No longer in business)