Montgomery Marine Products

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Montgomery Marine Products
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1969
FounderJerry Montgomery
Defunct1995
Headquarters
Dana Point, California
,
United States
Key people
President: Jerry Montgomery
ProductsSailboats

Montgomery Marine Products was an American boat builder based in Dana Point, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.[1][2]

The company was founded by Jerry Montgomery in 1969.[1]

History[]

The first design produced was the Montgomery 12 a sailing dinghy introduced in 1972. The largest boat built was the Lyle Hess-designed Montgomery 23. Reviewer Steve Henkel reported in 2010 that the company's quality of workmanship was "fairly high" and "above average" with a "good level of attention to detail". He described the 23 as "admirably shippy". The final design, the 1980 Montgomery 15, Henkel described as "graceful".[1][2][3]

The company ceased operations in 1995, although many of its designs were taken up by other companies, in particular and . Jerry Montgomery went on to form a sailboat rigging, racing kayak and outrigger canoe design company, which is now no longer in business. He also designed the Sage 17 for in 2009-2010.[4][5][6][7]

Boats[]

Summary of boats built by Montgomery Marine Products:[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Montgomery Marine Products". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 46, 71 and 238. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Montgomery 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Montgomery 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Montgomery 17 FD sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ Montgomery, Jerry (2011). "Jerry Montgomery - Specialist in trailerable sailboats since 1969". jerrymontgomery.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sage 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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