Tanzer Industries Limited
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1966
FounderJohann Tanzer
DefunctMay 1986
FateBankruptcy
Headquarters
Dorion, Quebec
,
Canada
ProductsSailboats
Number of employees
85 (1986)[1]

Tanzer Industries Limited was a Canadian boat manufacturer based in Dorion, Quebec. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.[2]

History

The company was founded by Johann Tanzer in 1966 and went bankrupt in May 1986. Johann Tanzer designed many of the boats his company sold.[2][3]

During the period the company was in business it became one of the largest sailboat manufacturers in Canada. The most produced boat was the Tanzer 22 with 2,271 built. The company built over 8,000 boats of all types.[2][4]

Aside from the main manufacturing facility in Dorion, Quebec, the company also had operations on the US east and west coasts at Edenton, North Carolina and in Arlington, Washington.[2]

Sailboats

The Tanzer 22 was the company's most produced boat model

Summary of sailboats built by Tanzer Industries:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michael, McGoldrick (1997). "The Demise of Tanzer Industries". Tanzer 26. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Johann Tanzer". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Tanzer 22 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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