Tanzer Industries Limited was a Canadian boat manufacturer based in

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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History

The company was founded by Johann Tanzer in 1966 and went bankrupt in May 1986. Johann Tanzer designed many of the boats his company sold. During the period the company was in business it became one of the largest sailboat manufacturers in Canada. The most produced boat was the Tanzer 22 with 2,271 built. The company built over 8,000 boats of all types. Aside from the main manufacturing facility in Dorion, Quebec, the company also had operations on the US east and west coasts at

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and in

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Sailboats

Summary of sailboats built by Tanzer Industries: * Constellation 16 * Flying Scot *

M-16 Scow The M Scow, also called the M-Scow and the M-16 Scow, is a Canadian/ American sailing dinghy that was designed by Johnson Boat Works and Melges Boat Works as a one-design racer and first built in 1950.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide t ...

Nutmeg 24 The Nutmeg 24 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by William Shaw and first built in 1964. The design is out of production.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 367. International Marine/McGr ...

* Overnighter 16 * Tanzer 7.5 * Tanzer 8.5 * Tanzer 10 * Tanzer 10.5 * Tanzer 14 *

Tanzer 16 The Tanzer 16 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1963. The design is out of production.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 76-77. Houghton Miff ...

* Tanzer 22 * Tanzer 25 * Tanzer 26 *

Tanzer 27 The Tanzer 27 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt and first built in 1982. The design is out of production. The Tanzer 27 is a development of the Paceship PY 26, which was produced by Paceship Yachts in Mahone Bay, ...

Tanzer 28 The Tanzer 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1972. The design is out of production. Production Production of the boat was commenced in 1972 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company ente ...

Tanzer 29 The Tanzer 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by the French company of Joubert-Nivelt and first built in 1986. Production Production of the boat was commenced in 1986 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankru ...

Tanzer 31 The Tanzer 31 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by George Cuthbertson of Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1984. The design is out of production. Production Production of the boat was commenced in 1984 by Tanzer Industries of ...

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* {{Tanzer sailboats Tanzer Industries

History

Sailboats

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