- Burger Boat Company
The Burger Boat Company, of
Manitowoc, Wisconsin , is the builder of custom-designed, hand-built motor yachts. Prices of new Burger Yachts range from $3.5 million to over $10 million.Fact|date=June 2007 The company is notable for its innovation, longevity, and international distribution. [ [http://www.marinelink.com/Story/BurgerBoatExpandswithNewFacilities%2cNewContracts-15370.html Burger Boat Expands with New Facilities, New Contracts] MarineLink.com Tuesday, October 05, 2004. By Larry Pearson]Burger Boat was founded in 1863. It produced its first welded steel yacht in 1938 and began using welded aluminum in 1952. There are approximately 250 Burgers Yachts in service worldwide out of a total production of under 500 built in the company’s history. [ [http://www.marinesource.com/builders/burger_yachts/index.cfm Marine Source] ]
David Ross, a Chicago entrepreneur acquired the bankrupt company in 1993. It is now headed by Jim Ruffolo. About 150 employees build an average of three boats a year. [ [http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr/burger_boat.htm State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development] ]
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* [http://www.burgerboat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=7 Burger Boat Company website]
* [http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/burger-boat-megayacht-155-time-for-us-1/ Building Burger's Biggest Part One: The Vision] , Power & Motoryacht Magazine, By Kim Kavin,
* [http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/burger-boat-megayacht-155-time-for-us-2/ Building Burger's Biggest Part Two: The Construction] , Power & Motoryacht Magazine, By Kim Kavin,
* [http://www.nautica.it/superyacht/524/burger/tenacityeng.htm BURGER BOAT COMPANY – TENACITY] , SUPERYACHT (magazine) #524 December 2005,by Angelo Colombo
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13904804/ In boat building business, it's size that matters] Associated Press, Updated: 8:08 a.m. PT July 18, 2006
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