Chaparral Boats was founded in 1965 by William “Buck” Pegg in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The company’s bellwether boat at the time was the 15’ Tri-Hull with a sticker price of $675[1]. Although the tri-hull was dis-continued in the early 80’s many remain in commission today. In 1967 fire destroyed Chaparral’s Ft. Lauderdale facility. The company re-built in Ft. Lauderdale. In 1976 Chaparral Boats had outgrown it’s Ft. Lauderdale production facility and was looking to expand. That year the Larsen boat manufacturing facility in Nashville, GA became available due to Larsen Boats filing for bankruptcy. In 1976 Chaparral Boats purchased the facility and moved its headquarters to Nashville, Ga and was re-incorporated in Georgia, where it remains today[2]. Soon after re-location Jim Lane (CPA) joined the company as President, a position he still holds (at the time of this writing)[3].
In 1986 Chaparral Boats was purchased by Rollins Corporation (NYSE:RPC) of Atlanta, GA. In 2001 Rollins spun off Marine Products Corporation (NYSE:MPX). This offering included Chaparral Boats, Inc. and Robalo Boats, LLC (Purchased from US Marine in 2001)[4].
Chaparral currently manufacturers pleasure and fishing boats ranging from 18’ sport boats to 40’ yachts in it’s Nashville, GA facilities.
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Chaparral Corporate Offices in Nashville, Ga 2003-Present -
The Tri-Hull Design Chaparral circa: 1972 -
Original Chaparral Production Facility commissioned 1965-1976 -
Chaparral Production Facility in Nashville, GA 1976-2003
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- ^ Harmon, Jim. "The Right Combination", Powerboat Magazine, September, 1990.
- ^ "Teamwork Pays Off for Chaparral", Trailer Boats Magazine, July, 1996.
- ^ Marine Products Corp. Website
- ^ Marine Products Corp. Website