Tartan Marine (also called Tartan Yachts) is an American
boat builder based in
Painesville, Ohio
Painesville is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Grand River (Ohio), Grand River, it is a northeast suburb of Cleveland. Its population was 20,312 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Pa ...
near
Lake Erie
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. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) is a common type of fibre-reinforced plastic, fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened i ...
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
s.
The company was founded by Charles Britton in 1971. He started the company as a result of buying out the remains of the
Douglass & McLeod after its factory was destroyed by a fire in 1971.
In 2018 the company was producing six designs, the
Tartan 5300,
Tartan 4700,
Tartan 4300,
Tartan 4000,
Tartan 345 and the
Tartan Fantail.
Boats
Summary of boats built by Tartan:
See also
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List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups.
Notable designers
Sailboat designer articles ...
References
External links
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