| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Boat building |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founder | Barney Lehman |
| Defunct | 1955 |
| Fate | bought out byWD Schock in 1955 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Sailboats |
ThePlastiGlass Company (usually just calledPlastiGlass) was an Americanboat builder based inCalifornia. The company was an early pioneer in the design and manufacture offiberglasssailboats.[1][2]
The company was founded byboat designer Barney Lehman in 1950 and sold toWD Schock in 1955, becoming part of the nucleus of theWD Schock Corp.[1][2]
Lehman started building his first design, the Lehman 10cat riggedsailing dinghy, also called theLehman Interclub, in 1948, before the founding of his company two years later. The Interclub was chosen as theone-designracer for a US-Mexico inter-club competitive regatta that was held inAcapulco in February, 1952, which included the sponsorship of the Mexican government.[1][2][3][4][5]
The slightly largerLehman 12, also a cat-rigged dinghy, was later developed into the longerLehman 14. After WD Schock purchased the company in 1955, that design was developed into the commercially successfulLido 14, with 6,100 boats built.[1][2][6][7][8][9][10]
Summary of boats built by PlastiGlass:[1]