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Nomad trawler10/28/2023 Ramsey contracted with Bill Tighe to build the Garden 36 which was called the Vega 36 as a result of Ramsey's company name. This is the same way that Vega Marine operated. PAE designs the boats and then contracts with other companies to build them. It was sort of like PAE (Pacific Asian Enterprises), the marketing firm for Nordhavns. Ramsey owned a company called Vega Marine in Southern California which was primarily a marketing firm. In the late '50's a fellow by the name of Ramsey Armstrong approached Bill with a set of plans for a 36 foot trawler that he paid Bill Garden to design. Bill eventually named his company after his friend. Bill's trusted right hand man, boat right, and confidant was Willard Buchanan. Here is the Vega history as related to me by company officials who were with Willard Boat Works at its inception.īill Tighe (pronounced "tie") started what eventually became Willard Boat Works, and later Willard Marine, in a vacant lot in Costa Mesa, CA in the 1950's. Provided by Patrick Gerety, Willard Marine, April 2003 Summary of Willard Production Trawlers: ModelĪ Brief History of Willard Marine Recreational Yachts Willard ceased pleasure boat manufacturing around 2003, to focus on military and commercial vessel sales. Although never intended as luxury yachts, it is a testament to the line that so many of them are still around, and are highly sought after by knowledgeable boaters looking for tough, comfortable, dependable boats. (More about William Garden and the Vega 36.)Ī wide range of 30 and 40-foot models were added to the line in the 70's and 80's. Until 1977 the term "Vega" was used to denote the hull style. The William Garden designed Vega 36 was sold primarily as a sedan flying bridge cruiser, but also as a motorsailer and a pilothouse North Sea Trawler style. Its first trawler yacht, the Willard 36, was launched in 1961-three years before the first Grand Banks, 10 years before the first Marine Trader, and 28 years before the first Nordhavn. Willard Marine was founded in 1957 to build custom fiberglass yachts. Willards - the first production trawler yachts!
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