Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2010

Publication Source

Rudder

Volume Number

19

Issue Number

3

First Page

17

Last Page

19

Publisher

Antique & Classic Boat Society

ISSN

1089-1056

Abstract

Almost Famous: The Foster Boat Company is an article concering the history of the Foster Boat Company of Charlevoix, Michigan, from 1940-1952. The company made plywood boats for the American consumer, storm boats used in Germany during World War Two, and boats and other equipment for use in the Korean War conflict in the early 1950s. People associated with the company included Gar Wood, Jr., Harry G. Foster and Preston Tucker.

Keywords

Foster Boat Company, Harry G. Foster, Charlevoix, Michigan, plywood boats, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ferry Seed Company, W.E. Parmelee, Charles Duerr, James Hilton Bellinger, William Bellinger, Claire Webster, ash rowing oars, bowling pins, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company of Muskegon, Michigan, World War Two, war production, seaplane rearming boat, line handling boat, Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America union, Battle of the Bulge, Germany, storm boats, Century Boat Company of Manistee, Michigan, Preston Tucker, Gar Wood Jr., Garform Boat Company, rowboats, outboard motors, Wood MarineEngineering Corporation, fiberglass, Korean War, Pestoskey, Michigan, Bellinger Marine, Huron-Charlevoix Boat Company, Navy, Coast Guard, George Glen Eddy, Huron-Eddy Company, George G. Eddy Company, Power Boat Company of Holland, Michigan, Conway, Arkansas, Foster Boat Works Association

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