Boat Manufacturers: What companies are the top manufacturers?

Question

I was wondering if anybody could tell me who the largest boat manufacturers are? I'm mainly concerned about the higher class boats(speed boats, yachts, etc...) so please no kayaks and canoes. Also, this isn't limited to the U.S. I'm talking about worldwide as well. If any of the companies listed are outside the U.S. it would be great if you could specify which country. Thanks

Answer 1

marina

Answer 2

Brunswick Corporation is the largest manufacturer of boats.

Here's a website that lists all the brands under their umbrella.

http://www.marinesource.com/Builders/bru...

Answer 3

http://www.deltamarine.com/about_story.h...

http://www.feadship.nl/

http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/

Just to name a few.

How about this for a reference...

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=...

Answer 4

Beneteau is a great brand.

I wrote a full article about my (16 years old) Beneteau Oceanis 370, you should check it out.

By the way I lived 2 years on my boat and sailed from France to San Francisco with it: http://folalier.com