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In 1959 O'Day adapted the Philip Rhodes' Hurricane design to create the Rhodes 19. Over 3000 Rhodes 19's have been built. In 1982 Stuart Marine Corp. took over production of the Rhodes 19.Stuart Marine Corp. - Rhodes 19 , Mariner , Stuart 19 , JC 9 , Stuart 9
/ref> The company built many very popular sailboat designs:
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sailboat builder, located in Fall River, Massachusetts
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History
It was founded in 1958 byGeorge O'Day
George Dyer O'Day (May 19, 1923 – July 26, 1987) was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University i ...
, the American Olympic and World champion sailor.
George O'Day sold the company to Bangor Punta Corporation Bangor Punta Corporation (traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE under the symbol BNK) was an American conglomerate and Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 500 company in existence from 1964 to 1984. The corporation was a result of the merger of the Punta ...
in 1966. Bangor Punta also acquired other boat builders around that time including Cal Yachts and Starcraft Marine. Bangor Punta was later acquired by Lear Siegler
Lear Siegler Incorporated (LSI) is a diverse American corporation established in 1962. Its products range from car seats and brakes to weapons control systems for military fighter planes. The company's more than $2 billion-a-year annual sales come ...
. O'Day went out of business in 1989.Sailboats built by O'Day Corp. by year on Sailboatdata.com/ref>
Boats
O'Day co-designed and built theDay Sailer
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which was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame
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in 2003. More than 12,000 Day Sailers have been sold.
In 1959 O'Day adapted the Philip Rhodes' Hurricane design to create the Rhodes 19. Over 3000 Rhodes 19's have been built. In 1982 Stuart Marine Corp. took over production of the Rhodes 19./ref> The company built many very popular sailboat designs:
See also
*List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
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Notable designers
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References
External links
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