Microplus were a range of GRP

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s (glass reinforced plastic - or fibreglass) produced in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. Originally trading as Microplas, the company has its origins in the 1950s producing bodyshells for a small number of

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s. However, by 1958 the company had started producing Microplas boats. In the mid-1970s the company split into two manufacturing groups, Microplas and Chrisidon Marine Limited. Microplas continued to produce body shells and later plastic

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, while Chrisidon Marine manufactured the boats, by now renamed Microplus.

Models

Over the years of trading, Microplus / Microplas produced a wide range of boats, from small

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s, through to small

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and a speedboat. Generally the model name has a direct correlation with the overall length of the completed moulding.Models page of Microplus owners club website http://www.microplus.dk

Owners Club

An enthusiast and owner has created a website and forum dedicated to the history, maintenance and running of the Microplus marque at

Notes

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