Melges Boat Works, Inc. was founded by Harry C. Melges, Sr. in 1945. The company was originally named Mel-Ban Boat Works and became Melges Boatworks in 1948. The company became a leader in scow boat design in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest. Harry, Sr. initially built boats out of wood.[1][2]
The company's headquarters is in Zenda, Wisconsin. The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick.[3]
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Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 – 250
The Worlds Best Sailboats Volume II, by Ferenc Máté - - Albatross Publishing House, 2003
Best Boats to Build or Buy, by Ferenc Máté – Albatross Publishing House, 1982
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melges, performance, sailboats, american, sailboat, manufacturer, founded, harry, melges, father, former, olympic, sailor, buddy, melges, scows, being, built, inside, melges, headquarters, zenda, wisconsincompany, typeprivately, held, companyindustryboat, buil. Melges Performance Sailboats is an American sailboat manufacturer founded by Harry Melges father of former Olympic sailor Buddy Melges Melges Performance SailboatsMC Scows being built inside the Melges Headquarters in Zenda WisconsinCompany typePrivately held companyIndustryBoat buildingFounded1945HeadquartersZenda Wisconsin United StatesKey peopleCEO Harry Melges IIIPresident Andy BurdickProductsSailboatsWebsitemelges wbr comMelges Boat Works Inc was founded by Harry C Melges Sr in 1945 The company was originally named Mel Ban Boat Works and became Melges Boatworks in 1948 The company became a leader in scow boat design in the U S particularly in the Midwest Harry Sr initially built boats out of wood 1 2 The company s headquarters is in Zenda Wisconsin The current CEO is Harry Melges III and President is Andy Burdick 3 Reichel Pugh designed many of the Melges produced boats including the Melges 14 15 17 20 24 30 and 32 Contents 1 Boats 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBoats edit nbsp E Scow nbsp O Pen SkiffBoats produced by the company include 2 A Scow C Scow E Scow M 16 Scow MC Scow Melges 20 Melges 14 Melges 15 Melges 17 Melges 24 Melges 30 Melges 32 Melges 40 O Pen Skiff X BoatSee also editList of sailboat designers and manufacturersReferences edit USA melges com www melges com Retrieved 9 June 2018 a b McArthur Bruce 2020 Melges Performance Sailboats sailboatdata com Archived from the original on 9 September 2020 Retrieved 9 September 2020 Melges Performance Sailboats melges com www melges com Retrieved 9 June 2018 Heart of GLASS Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 250 The Worlds Best Sailboats Volume II by Ferenc Mate Albatross Publishing House 2003 Best Boats to Build or Buy by Ferenc Mate Albatross Publishing House 1982External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melges Performance Sailboats amp oldid 1110649099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
