Microplus

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A Microplus 561 on the River Ouse near York, UK

Microplus were a range of GRP boats (glass reinforced plastic - or fibreglass) produced in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.

Originally trading as Microplas, the company has its origins in the 1950s producing bodyshells for a small number of fibreglass sports cars. However, by 1958 the company had started producing Microplas boats.^[1]

In the mid-1970s the company split into two manufacturing groups, Microplas and . Microplas continued to produce body shells and later plastic pipes, while Chrisidon Marine manufactured the boats, by now renamed Microplus.^[2]

Models[]

Over the years of trading, Microplus / Microplas produced a wide range of boats, from small cabin cruisers, through to small fishing boats and a speedboat.

Generally the model name has a direct correlation with the overall length of the completed moulding.^[3]

Owners Club[]

An enthusiast and owner has created a website and forum dedicated to the history, maintenance and running of the Microplus marque at: [1]

Notes[]

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