Indiana boats. (Indiana's boat-building industry) (Cover Story)

From: Indiana Business Magazine | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: Kurowski, Jeff | Copyright information

Pick a fishing boat, pontoon, runabout, deckboat, "cigarette" boat or 36-foot cruiser. There's an Indiana-made boat for you.

Many of Indiana's boat-building companies are independent and decades-old. Several started in other businesses before entering boat building in the 1950s or 1960s, when boat manufacturing presented great growth opportunities. Indiana's boat-building companies tend to be family-owned and -operated, and their success can be attributed in part to staying...

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