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Penn Yan Boat Company, which produced a wide range of wooden and fiberglass powerboats, sailboats, canoes and rowboats, [1] was founded in 1921 by German-native Charles A. Herrman. [2] It derived its name from the location of its headquarters, Penn Yan, New York. [2]
Learn about the history and models of Penn Yan Boat Company, a New York-based builder of wood and fiberglass boats and canoes from 1925 to 1990s. See the identification features, serial number format and dating of Penn Yan canoes and boats.
CodeModelDimensionsConstructionBGOSenior Trailboat14 x 54 x 21CompositeBGDSenior Trailboat14 x 54 x 21CompositeBGSSenior Trailboat14 x 54 x 21CompositeBX or BXDFlier13 x 56 x 16CompositeMay 3, 2022 · Penn Yan is in the heart of Amish and Mennonite country in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, and I was always led to believe, perhaps erroneously, that these groups were the woodworking specialists that gave Penn Yan boats its sterling reputation. Penn Yan switched to fiberglass production in the mid-1960’s and, like so many other ...
- Richard Crowder
The company continued to grow and expand into a prolific boat building enterprise, eventually selling boats worldwide generating millions of dollars in revenue. In 1930, the company opened a new factory on Waddell Avenue in Penn Yan. Boats continued to be manufactured at this location until the closure of Penn Yan Marine Manufacturing in 2001.
The Penn Yan Boat Company enjoyed a world-wide reputation as an innovator and manufacturer of fine wooden boats over a 45-year period. Surviving examples are highly prized by collectors today. More information can be found from the Finger Lakes Boating Museum. Years in Business: 1921 - 1968.
Penn Yan manufactured a wide variety of boats: sail boats; row boats; dinghies/sailing dinghies; trout boats; canoes; hydroplanes; inboards; outboards; I/O boats; seaplane hulls.<br /><br />From 1927 - 2001 the Penn Yan Boat Company was a "goliath" of the Finger Lakes boatbuilding community, and still to this day connected so many people to fun ...
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Jul 5, 2020 · Builder History. The Penn Yan Boat Company of Penn Yan, New York, was founded in the mid-1920s. Perhaps more well known for the outboard boats they built, the company built a variety of canvas covered canoes, and a fair number survive today. Read more.
