I thought about announcing it in the paper but procrastinated-I wish I had not. Ken Smith died on May 30, 2010, in Vernal, Utah. I don't know if they are still making boats and I have not yet had a chance to go through the website. I heard that the business was moved to LaConnor,WA, later. We made a visit to the company and spoke with the then owner and I am sorry I don't remember his name. Enter, Ken Hopen a couple of years later.Ī few years ago, my dad came out to Marysville, WA for a visit and I had noticed that Glas-Ply was in existence in a building in the Arlington Airport area. The Glas-Ply name and the laundry tray business had been purchased by someone in Granite Falls area and my dad went back to the defunct business and purchased back the name and the boat plant was opened. But two A-type personalities did not mix well and Orin bought out Dad. Dad stayed until the plant was closed.Īfter that, Dad and Orin Edson started Bayliner. Schwabacher Hardware eventually bought out Pacifice Marine. One of the models was used in the water ski show for the Seattle World's Fair in 1962, which was held in a giant moat at the Stadium. Needing more capital, Dad sold to Pacific Marine Supply and designed and managed the Pacific Mariner boat line. Dad made laundry trays, chairs, and small dinghys, then progressed to larger boats. Glas-Ply started out in the 1950's as a pioneer in plastics in the northwest. (He started up another boat plant in Hawaii in the 1970's but that is another story.) My dad sold his half of the business to Ken Hopen when my parents divorced in 1970-71. Hopen was not involved in that process, unless it was to give an opinion. My dad designed all the boats and made the molds that are still in use, today. Hopen was taken in as a partner around 1968 and was in charge of the office and sales. I am the daughter of Glas-Ply's founder, Ken Smith, and have some information on the company that would be helpful and more accurate than what I have seen since the passing of Ken Hopen. Right now, the 3000 SCR, 2400 SCR, 3700 SCR, 2600 SE and 2700 SCR models of the Maxum line are some of the most well-known.In case we are unable to get the backup files, I'm trying to salvage some history from Google's cache files of the old site.īack on January 23, 2013, Bill V had received an email from the daughter of Ken Smith, the original founder of the company that would later on start building Glasply boats. Given their classic, crowd-pleasing status as a popular, established boat brand, used Maxum boats in good condition often make sensible candidates for boat repowering projects. Overall these available boats have a moderate draft and generally wider beam, qualities that make them a favorite for overnight cruising, day cruising, watersports and saltwater fishing. Maxum is popular for their Cruisers, Express Cruiser, Bowrider, Runabout and Motor Yachts among other classes and models. The boats available here currently from this builder come with inboard, inboard/outboard, outboard, outboard-2S and other propulsion systems, available in gas, diesel and other fuel systems. These vessels are usually considered ideal for conventional boating boating pursuits such as overnight cruising, day cruising, watersports and saltwater fishing. Of the boats listed, Maxum offers familiar boat hull types and designs including modified vee, deep vee, planing and other. Higher performance models now listed come rigged with motors up to 900 horsepower, while smaller more functional models may have as low as 112 horsepower engines (although the average power size is 310 HP). Maxum boats for sale on Boat Trader are offered at an assortment of prices, valued from $3,480 on the lower-priced models all the way up to $213,292 for the most advanced boats. The oldest model listed is a late classic boat built in 1989 and the newest model year of 2020. Boat Trader currently has 179 Maxum boats for sale, including 7 new vessels and 172 used boats listed by both individuals and professional yacht brokers and boat dealerships mainly in United States. Maxum is a boat builder in the marine industry that offers boats for sale in a variety of sizes on Boat Trader, with the smallest current boat listed at 18 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring in at 46 feet, and an average length of 26.99 feet.
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