Where are they now –

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Vagabond Vagabond-14 Tortuga bay
Where are they now – Index of AMF Sailboats

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AMF was once one of the largest recreational equipment companies in the United States. In late 1985 AMF went belly up in a hostile takeover by Minstar, Inc. and their assets disbursed. Today only the bowling equipment division still exists under the AMF name.

So what happened to all those sailboats AMF bought up from small builders and amassed under their AMF/Alcort Division**?

**Note: After AMF acquired Alcort, Inc. in 1969 they named their sailboat product line the “Alcort Division”, spring boarding off the strong name recognition Alcort, Inc. had built up over its twenty-four year history developing and marketing beach boats. (Alcort, Inc. was the original designer and producer of Sailfish [1945 – 1969], Sunfish [1952 – 1969], and Catfish [1965 – 1969])


AMF BOAT LIST


Sailfishdiscontinued by AMF around 1975 – (see Sunfish for parts & support)


Sunfish - new builder took over production –

(1986 – 1988) Loveless & DeGarmo, dba, Alcort Sailboats Inc.
(1988 – 1991) Pearson Yacht Co.
(1991 – 1997) Sunfish/Laser, Inc.
(1997 – 2007) Vanguard
(2007– Present) Laser Performance

Support -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sunfish_sailor
http://www.sunfishforum.com
http://www.sunfishclass.org
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AMFlite discontinued by AMF long before the collapse – (see Sunfish for parts & support - uses Sunfish parts and the pre-1972 Sunfish rudder)


Windflite - discontinued with AMF collapse – (see Sunfish for parts & support - uses Sunfish parts)


Flite 12discontinued by AMF long before the collapse – (see Sunfish for parts & support - uses Minifish parts)


Super Sunfishdiscontinued by AMF long before the collapse – (see Sunfish for parts & support)


Minifishdiscontinued by AMF long before the collapse – (see Sunfish for support & parts)


Minifish IIdiscontinued by AMF long before the collapse – (see Sunfish for support & select parts)


Hilu Outriggerdiscontinued by AMF long before collapse – unsuccessful in marketplace - sail, spars, daggerboard, and rudder are the same as Sunfish.

(support - general)
http://www.tacking-outrigger.com
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Doradodiscontinued by AMF long before collapse – unsuccessful in marketplace

No other support group found
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Zuma - New Builder took over production – followed Sunfish to the same builders
Discontinued by Laser Performance in 2010 - dealers still have boats and some parts.

Support
Laser Performance
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zumasailing
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Force 5 - discontinued with AMF collapse – new builder took over production –

Support
http://force5sailboats.com
http://force5.us/main
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amf_Force5_Moderated
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Puffer - discontinued with AMF collapse –

(support - general)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amf_puffer
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Sunbird 16 - discontinued with AMF collapse –

(support - general)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amfsunbird
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Apollo 16 - discontinued with AMF collapse –

No other support group found
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Sea Moth II (15' Catamaran) - discontinued, time period unknown –

No other support group found
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Trac Cat 14, 16, 18 (Catamaran) - discontinued with AMF collapse – licensed for US production from an Australian designer/builder, boat is know elsewhere as the WINDRUSH

(Support - general)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/azcatsailors
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/traccat
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats
http://www.thebeachcats.com
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AMF 2100 - discontinued with AMF collapse –

(support - general)
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/racing/6876-amf-2100-imformation.html
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If you know of a boat that's been left off the list, a source for boat specific parts, or a website for support, please help build on this information.
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