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The history of the Mainship Corporation dates back to the 1830's with a German immigrant by the name of Henry Luhrs. He became involved in the marine trade supplying ships in New York City. He eventually owned his own chandlery and even his own ship, The Sophia R.Luhrs. His grandson, another Henry, shared the same love of the sea and continued the family heritage by building and repairing boats on the New Jersey coast.
About 100 years after his grandfather started his business, the younger Henry opened his; a small yard in Morgan, New Jersey. From these humble beginnings sprang a vibrant and thriving business called the Henry Luhrs Sea Skiff Company. As the business grew, Henry's sons, John and Warren became involved and soon the company was producing over 1200 boats a year. In 1965, Bangor Punta, a huge timber conglomerate made Henry an offer too good to refuse and the company was sold.
The brothers, John and Warren, soon struck out on their own and formed Silverton Marine Corporation, the first of the Luhrs Marine Group of companies. Under the guidance of their father, the brothers were very successful. Warren, being an accomplished sailor knew they could adapt their building philosophy to sailboats and Hunter Marine was incorporated in 1973. Hunter is now known as the largest sailboat builder in North America.
The international fuel-crisis gave a huge wake-up call to boat builders, and John and Warren saw opportunity in building an economical, single diesel cruising boat that a family could afford. Mainship Corporation was formed in 1977 and soon outgrew the existing facilities. A new plant was built in Marlboro, NJ and was home to Mainship until 1992 when it was moved to St. Augustine, FL. Over 1200 of the traditionally styled cruisers were built before Mainship began building a European inspired line of cruisers in 1988. The new boat line did well for several years, but Mainship's real destiny was to return to the trawlers that made them famous. In 1994, the first new Trawler, a 35' sedan was introduced and the market accepted the new breed with enthusiasm. Today, Mainship Corporation is the leading manufacturer of production trawlers building 6 different models with many more on the drawing boards. Production is split between the St. Augustine facility it shares with the reacquired Luhrs Corporation and a new facility in Midway, GA.
Today, Mainship, along with its sister companies in the Luhrs Marine Group, is an employee ownership company. This means that all employees want to share in the success of creating value and satisfaction for all the Mainship owners for years to come.
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Most Expensive MAINSHIP Yachts on Yacht Council |
Largest MAINSHIP Yachts on Yacht Council |
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 43' (13.1 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
629,571 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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43' (13.1 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
604,087 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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45' (13.7 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Cruiser
579,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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47'9" (14.6 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Trawler
569,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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40' (12.2 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
415,049 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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40' (12.2 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
396,760 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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40' (12.2 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Motor Yacht
369,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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40' (12.2 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Motor Yacht
363,900 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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40' (12.2 m)
2004
MAINSHIP
Trawler
319,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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34' (10.4 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
299,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
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30' (30 m)
2004
MAINSHIP
Cruiser
148,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Intrinsic Yacht... |
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47'9" (14.6 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Trawler
569,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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47' (14.3 m)
1997
MAINSHIP
Motor Yacht
219,900 USD
Yacht Listed By
Peter Kehoe & A... |
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47' (14.3 m)
1996
MAINSHIP
Motor Yacht
199,900 USD
Yacht Listed By
Yacht Central |
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45' (13.7 m)
2008
MAINSHIP
Cruiser
579,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Freedom Marine |
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43' (13.1 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
629,571 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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43' (13.1 m)
2007
MAINSHIP
Trawler
604,087 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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43' (13.1 m)
1999
MAINSHIP
Trawler
289,900 USD
Yacht Listed By
HMY Yacht Sales... |
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43' (13.1 m)
1999
MAINSHIP
Trawler
275,000 USD
Yacht Listed By
Florida Yacht C... |
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43' (13.1 m)
2001
MAINSHIP
249,900 USD
Yacht Listed By
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