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 '''Model Information:'''
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 File:Bellboybb001.jpg|1954 to 1957 Bell Boy outboard boat models
 File:Bellboybb002.jpg|1957 to 1959 Bell Boy outboard boat models
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 Sales Manager Tom Glenn, Sr., and his crew displayed Bell Boy products at boat shows in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, creating great demand. Soon the company ranked as one of the top three fiberglass boat producers in the nation. In 1957, Bell Boy’s sales volume reached $3 million, through 200 dealers nation-wide. As many as 2,000 more potential dealers were waiting for their applications to be processed. Slow processing of dealer applications due to the small size of the company proved to be a constant problem for Bell Boy.
 To expand capacity, Bell Boy in 1957-58 moved its boat production into the former Bloedel-Donovan Box Factory building at the south end of Cornwall Avenue. Eventually more than 200 employees were producing 70 boats per week at this facility. Today the Port of Bellingham’s maintenance building occupies the plant’s location.
-In the fall of 1957, Bell Boy further expanded by adding a plant in Indiana and later one in New York. These facilities enabled savings on shipping charges and increased production capacity to 6,000 boats yearly.
+In the fall of 1957, Bell Boy further expanded by adding a plant in Indiana and later one in New York. These facilities enabled savings on shipping charges and increased production capacity to 6,000 boats yearly. Production in Columbia City, Indiana was organized under the Bell Boy Corp.
 In the midst of success, Bell Boy found itself entangled in financial problems confronting its parent Bellingham Shipyards. Faced with the need of a large amount of money to complete a contract with the U.S. Navy, the Shipyards on June 30, 1957 agreed to eventually sell Bell Boy to generate these funds.
 Bell Boy continued to thrive in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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-A new management team took over at Bell Boy in 1960, with Laurence Smith replacing Talbot as President. Talbot’s ownership continued.
+In 1959, Bell Boy's licensee in New York, Lunn Laminates, Inc., ended production of Bell Boy boats in order to save manufacturing space for military contracts (Sept. 12, 1959, New York Times).  A new management team took over at Bell Boy in 1960, with Laurence Smith replacing Talbot as President. Talbot’s ownership continued.
 Financial problems for the Shipyard persisted, finally forcing closure in 1963. Bell Boy was then purchased by Tacoma boat builder [[Sabre Craft|Sabercraft]], which closed the Bellingham plant and discontinued the Bell Boy model line of pleasure craft.
 Due to rapid advances in fiberglass technology and rapid expansion in manufacturing, Bell Boy’s models had become outdated. Consumers wanted larger, faster and more lavish boats. Because of Bell Boy’s limited size and financial resources, it had never been able to fully exploit its leadership in the industry. Sabercraft kept only Bell Boy’s name and logo for use on its own designs.

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 File:Bellboybb002.jpg|1957 to 1959 Bell Boy outboard boat models
 File:Bellboybb003.jpg|1960 to 1962 Bell Boy outboard boat models
 File:Bellboybb004.jpg|1965 to 1971 Bell Boy outboard boat models
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 '''Model Information:'''
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-File:Bellboybb001.jpg|1954 to 1957 Bell Boy models
+File:Bellboybb001.jpg|1954 to 1957 Bell Boy outboard boat models
-File:Bellboybb002.jpg|1957 to 1959 Bell Boy models
+File:Bellboybb002.jpg|1957 to 1959 Bell Boy outboard boat models
-File:Bellboybb003.jpg|1960 to 1962 Bell Boy models
+File:Bellboybb003.jpg|1960 to 1962 Bell Boy outboard boat models
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-[http://fiberglassics.com/site-search.html?searchword=Bell+Boy&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact Bell Boy Boats in Use]
+[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Bell+Boy&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_search Bell Boy Boats in Use]

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 The success of these lifeboats showed that fiberglass’ light weight and ability to be shaped when heated made it ideal for mass production of small boats.
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-Fiberglass could also be colored during the production process, eliminating the need for painting. Deciding to apply this new material to the expanding post-war market for pleasure craft, Talbot in 1952 founded the Bell Boy Boat Co. as a division of the Shipyard. Art Nordvent and Arvin Olsen of the Shipyard were instrumental for setting up the new company.
+Fiberglass could also be colored during the production process, eliminating the need for painting. Deciding to apply this new material to the expanding post-war market for pleasure craft, Talbot in 1952 founded the Bell Boy Boat Co. as a division of the Shipyard. Art Nordtvedt and Arvin Olsen of the Shipyard were instrumental for setting up the new company.
 Bell Boy began producing its fiberglass boats in a building on Squalicum Fill, now the location of Bellingham Cold Storage. Soon production moved into a concrete fireproof building, with an output of 20 boats per week. Some of the ingredients in fiberglass were highly flammable and many safety precautions had to be taken. No power tools were allowed to operate in the facility.
 Building a fiberglass boat began with preparing a wooden mold of the hull by spraying it with a releasing agent. This was followed by a coat of plastic coloring agent that would work its way into the outer layer of the hull. Next, layers of polyester resin and precut glass fiber cloth were placed into the mold. The cloth had to be quickly smoothed to eliminate wrinkles and air pockets before it dried.

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