Former type Privately held company Fate Bankrupt Headquarters Dorion, Quebec, Canada Founder Johann Tanzer Number of employees 85 (1986) | Industry Boat building Defunct May 1986 Products Sailboats Founded 1966 | |
Tanzer Industries Limited was a Canadian boat manufacturer based in Dorion, Quebec. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.
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.
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.
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.
Sailboats
Summary of sailboats built by Tanzer Industries:
References
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