CAL 31 Hull numbe
Sometime around 1979-80 Bangor Punta more or less condensed a few of
their boatbuilding companies, at that time JENSEN Marine more or less
became just CAL BOATS (formerly it included RANGER sailboats, DeFever
Trawlers, LUHRS powerboats, as well as CAL). At this time the corporate
offices of CAL were moved into the O'DAY Sailboats plant in Fall River,
MASSACHUSETTS, production of the CALs was then moved to the Florida
factory where some of the CALs and O'DAYs were already being built and I
assume the Costa Mesa, CA and Marlborough, NJ factories were closed down.
Later, in about 1984 or so production of some of the CALs was moved to
Fall River, MA and I think all production was moved there about 1-2 years
later.
On the model year designations, in the mid to late 1970's and early
1980's CAL and O'DAY had model years that ran August to July, what that
means is that the 1980 model year for instance, ran August 1979 to July
1980. That is how you have a 1980 model that was built in 1979. (My 1979
O'DAY Day Sailer was built in December 1978).
Rod
Johnson, "NODROG" (Haven't found a buyer yet!)
1970 CAL
21, #285