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boat. The association asked if the design could be put back into limited production and the company agreed, with a stipulation of a minimum order of ten boats to restart production. Despite an effort by the association and the S2 dealership network to drum up orders, the ten boat minimum was not met
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S2 Yachts started building power boats once the clause had expired in the late 1970s, as the Tiara Yachts line of boats. Tiara Yachts remained in business in 2019. Slikkers eventually bought back
Slickcraft at a fraction of the price he had sold it for. Sailboat production ended in 1989, due to the
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mechanisms. For instance the fiberglass hulls were constructed in a climate-controlled room and remained in their molds until the majority of the interiors had been fitted, ensuring minimum deformation of the hulls. The new company hired many experienced workers and also signed up experienced boat
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noted, "the S2s were well-built. Whereas other production companies frequently cheapened or upgraded models from year to year to find marketing niches, S2 made boats to sell near the high end of the production boat market, and kept the quality at a consistent level."
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magazine termed this incident, "an unfortunate commentary on the sailboat industry" and noted it marked the end of sailboat production for S2 directly. However, in 1990 and again in 1994 small production runs of S2 7.9s were constructed by S2's Tiara division.
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that precluded
Slikkers from establishing another power boat manufacturing company for a period of some years. The agreement did not include sailboats, so Slikkers founded S2 Yachts in a newly constructed plant that included strict production efficiencies and
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review, Gregg Nestor wrote that S2, "sailboats are recognized for their performance, distinctive styling, and quality craftsmanship, and during its short history, S2 Yachts produced several sailboats that are still admired."
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in 1969 and stayed on as present of the new AMF division until 1973, when he became disenchanted with AMF. The sale of his company to AMF included a
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The company had a good reputation for the quality construction of its sailboats, including good interior fit-outs.
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Author Steve Henkel conjectured that the new company name, S2 Yachts, indicated "Slikkers second company".
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682:"Slick, Sleek, and Slikkers-Built"
558:"Used Boat Review: The S-2 9.2A/C"
246:Summary of sailboats built by S2:
157:dealers to sell the product line.
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568:from the original on 9 March 2021
120:and it continues as a builder of
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217:and production was not resumed.
649:Hornor, Jack (November 2001).
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426:"S2 Yachts (USA) 1974 - 1989"
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651:"S2 7.9 Used Boat Review"
620:"Graham & Schlageter"
143:. He sold the company to
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424:Browning, Randy (2019).
86:President: Leon Slikkers
879:Graham & Schlageter
169:Graham & Schlageter
171:to design the popular
31:Privately held company
16:Sailboat manufacturer
534:International Marine
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562:sailingbreezes.com
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402:References
233:In a 2011
176:one-design
141:Slickcraft
122:motorboats
115:fiberglass
82:Key people
900:S2 Yachts
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741:sailboats
739:S2 Yachts
655:SpinSheet
497:"Contact"
323:S2 11.0 C
317:S2 6.7 FK
305:S2 7.9 FK
281:S2 11.0 A
118:sailboats
109:based in
103:S2 Yachts
95:Sailboats
22:S2 Yachts
894:Category
690:Archived
659:Archived
628:Archived
597:Archived
572:10 April
566:Archived
540:, 2010.
495:(2017).
463:"S2 9.2"
434:Archived
390:See also
293:S2 9.2 C
287:S2 9.2 A
275:S2 8.0 B
263:S2 8.0 C
251:S2 8.0 A
197:and the
91:Products
37:Industry
341:S2 10.3
191:S2 10.3
135:History
55:Founder
47:Founded
867:People
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511:15 May
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440:15 May
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359:S2 9.1
353:S2 6.9
347:S2 5.5
335:S2 7.9
329:S2 8.5
311:S2 6.7
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269:S2 6.8
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802:8.0 C
797:8.0 B
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377:S2 27
371:S2 22
242:Boats
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179:racer
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