Wellcraft LLC is a major
manufacturer
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of American
powerboats. It was founded in 1955, making wooden
runabouts.
The company slogan is, "Own the offshore".
Acquisitions
In 1982, Wellcraft purchased California Yachts from the Marshall Boat Company and in 1987 sold it back to them.
In 2014,
Groupe Beneteau
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acquired
Rec Boat Holdings
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(Wellcraft,
Four Winns
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,
Scarab, and
Glastron
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).
Education programs
Wellcraft created the Wellcraft Saltwater Fishing School to teach new Wellcraft owners how to become better fishermen.
It also created Wellcraft's High Performance
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to teach new Wellcraft owners how to get "maximum thrills" out of their new purchase while operating them safely.
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Product line
Its Scarab line of boats, specifically, the ''Scarab 38 KV'' was featured on ''Miami Vice
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''.[ The Wellcraft Scarab 38 KVs were a 28-hued, twin 440-hp boat that sold for $130,000 in 1986.][
In appreciation, Wellcraft gave Don Johnson an exact duplicate of the boat featured on the show.][ Altogether, one hundred copies of the boat (dubbed the "Scarab 38KV Miami Vice Edition") were built by Wellcraft. The ''Miami Vice'' graphics and color scheme, which included turquoise, aqua, and orchid, was available by special order on any model Scarab from 20–38 feet.]Lamborghini
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V-12's, which caused some problems to the design of the boat due to their size.[ Overall the boat cost $300,000 with each engine amounting to between $60–$70,000.][
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Starwind division
In the 1980s Wellcraft started a sailboat division, called Starwind. The division operated until about 1984, producing a line of small sailboats, including the Starwind 19
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, Starwind 22
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, Starwind 223
The Starwind 223 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1984.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 208. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Production
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and Buccaneer 18
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centerboard
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boats.
References
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