Clyde Boats was a small, privately owned, custom boat company located in Detroit, Michigan. For nearly fifty years it produced custom
mahogany
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motorboats for clients in the
Great Lakes
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area.
Clyde Boats were available in three sizes; 12',
14', and 16'.
Each boat began as a wooden "tub" constructed of moulded plywood and built by fishermen in Nova Scotia.
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1961 Clyde 16 foot"1965 CLYDE 16'."(Archived boat profile, with images and details.)
American boat builders
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1928
Privately held companies based in Michigan
1928 establishments in Michigan
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1971
1971 disestablishments in Michigan
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Detroit