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Pearsons Bring Back Class Boat Building in Bristol
Pearson Plastic Corp announces mass production of 30 Triton class sailboats at 1 Constitution St. Carl Alberg designed Triton comes in sloop or yawl, with power options. Ten boats at various build stages. 19 more planned to meet June goal. Spring orders from Chesapeake Bay and Long Island Sound. prices list yawl 9745 and sloop 8896. Also 15 model runabouts and a 6 foot dinghy. Plant spans 46,000 sq ft with 45 workers as Bristol revival echoes Herreshoff era.
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