Glasspar - Revision history

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	{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.

	Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the Green Dolphin, and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.		[[Bill Tritt]] had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the Green Dolphin, and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.

	Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as Avalon on the island of Catalina.		Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as Avalon on the island of Catalina.

	Glasspar also build cars most notably the [[Glasspar G2]] in limited numbers. The company was eventually sold to Larson Boat Works.		Glasspar also build cars most notably the [[Glasspar G2]] in limited numbers. The company was eventually sold to Larson Boat Works.

			==See Also==

			==External Links==

	[[Category:Makes]]		[[Category:Makes]]

Red marquis at 06:44, 19 February 2007

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	The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.

	Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the Green Dolphin, and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.		Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the Green Dolphin, and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.

Red marquis at 05:45, 15 February 2007

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	The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his [[Santa Ana, California~~\|Santa Ana]], [[California]]~~ factory.		The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.

	Bill Tritt had a keen interest in [[boats]] and [[Automobile\|cars]] before [[World War II]], when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of [[catamaran~~]] [[~~sailboats]]. In 1947, John Green, a [[yachtsman]] friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. ~~[[Fiberglas\|~~Fiberglass]] seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the [[Green Dolphin]], and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to ~~[[Fiberglass molding\|~~fiberglass-reinforced plastic]] (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from [[Costa Mesa]] to [[Santa Ana]], California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.		Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the Green Dolphin, and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from Costa Mesa to Santa Ana, California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.

	Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as [[Avalon~~, California\|Avalon]]~~ on the island of ~~[[Santa Catalina Island, California\|~~Catalina]].		Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as Avalon on the island of Catalina.

	~~Models included, but were not limited to;~~		Glasspar also build cars most notably the [[Glasspar G2]] in limited numbers. The company was eventually sold to Larson Boat Works.

	* [[Balboa Boat]] - a ten foot car-topper
	* [[Superlight Boat]] - a ten foot car-topper
	* [[Marathon Boat]] - an under fourteen foot [[Runabout (boat)\|runabout]]
	* [[Lido Series]] - an under fourteen foot runabout
	* [[Citation Boat]] - a sixteen foot runabout
	* [[Avalon Boat]] - a sixteen foot runabout
	* [[G3 Boat]] - a fourteen foot high performance ski boat
	* [[SuperG Boat]] - a sixteen foot high performance ski boat
	* [[Seafair Series]] - a sixteen foot cruising class

	Glasspar also build cars most notably the [[G2 ~~(Glasspar)~~]] in limited numbers. The company was eventually sold to [[Larson Boat Works]].

	[[Category:Makes]]		[[Category:Makes]]

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	The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.		The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his [[Santa Ana, California\|Santa Ana]], [[California]] factory.

	Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile\|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the [[Green Dolphin]], and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to [[Fiberglass molding\|fiberglass-reinforced plastic]] (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from [[Costa Mesa]] to [[Santa Ana]], California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.		Bill Tritt had a keen interest in [[boats]] and [[Automobile\|cars]] before [[World War II]], when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of [[catamaran]] [[sailboats]]. In 1947, John Green, a [[yachtsman]] friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. [[Fiberglas\|Fiberglass]] seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the [[Green Dolphin]], and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to [[Fiberglass molding\|fiberglass-reinforced plastic]] (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from [[Costa Mesa]] to [[Santa Ana]], California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.

	Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as [[Avalon, California\|Avalon]] on the island of [[Santa Catalina Island, California\|Catalina]].		Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as [[Avalon, California\|Avalon]] on the island of [[Santa Catalina Island, California\|Catalina]].
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	* [[Marathon Boat]] - an under fourteen foot [[Runabout (boat)\|runabout]]		* [[Marathon Boat]] - an under fourteen foot [[Runabout (boat)\|runabout]]
	* [[Lido Series]] - an under fourteen foot runabout		* [[Lido Series]] - an under fourteen foot runabout
	* [[C		* [[Citation Boat]] - a sixteen foot runabout
			* [[Avalon Boat]] - a sixteen foot runabout
			* [[G3 Boat]] - a fourteen foot high performance ski boat
			* [[SuperG Boat]] - a sixteen foot high performance ski boat
			* [[Seafair Series]] - a sixteen foot cruising class

			Glasspar also build cars most notably the [[G2 (Glasspar)]] in limited numbers. The company was eventually sold to [[Larson Boat Works]].

			[[Category:Makes]]

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The '''Glasspar''' boatbuilding company was born in 1949 when Bill Tritt began building small fiberglass boats hulls in his Santa Ana, California factory.

Bill Tritt had a keen interest in boats and [[Automobile|cars]] before World War II, when he studied marine architecture and boat building. He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during WW II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats. In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range. Fiberglass seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator. The boat was named the [[Green Dolphin]], and four were built in various lengths. This was Tritt's introduction to [[Fiberglass molding|fiberglass-reinforced plastic]] (FRP). By 1947 he was building small fiberglass boats, and built the first ever fiberglass masts and spars for sailboats. This company became the [[Glasspar]] Company and moved to larger quarters from [[Costa Mesa]] to [[Santa Ana]], California, in the early 1950s. By the mid 1950s, Glasspar was producing 15 to 20 percent of all fiberglass boats sold in the U.S.

Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to twenty foot models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even twenty and twenty-five foot ocean going models. Boats were often given Mediterranean sounding names and the boat classes within the model were often indicated by a model type then model name with a hyphen in between. For example in the fourteen foot range there was a model called the Lido which came in three configurations. The Sport-Lido, Club-Lido, and Lido (standard). Another line, called the Mariner, might include the Sport-Mariner, Club-Mariner, or Mariner (standard) model. Some boat models were also named for areas in and around Southern California such as [[Avalon, California|Avalon]] on the island of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina]].

Models included, but were not limited to;

* [[Balboa Boat]] - a ten foot car-topper
* [[Superlight Boat]] - a ten foot car-topper
* [[Marathon Boat]] - an under fourteen foot [[Runabout (boat)|runabout]]
* [[Lido Series]] - an under fourteen foot runabout
* [[C