Robert Newton and his sons built 1,124 wooden Grand Banks 36s in Hong Kong before switching to fibreglass — and in doing so invented the trawler yacht as a category.
- Founders
- Robert J. Newton and sons John and Whit Newton, from 1962 at Junk Bay
- Designer
- Kenneth Smith drew the first production hull
- Prototype
- Spray, a 36-ft diesel cruiser, launched 1963
- Production
- 1,124 wooden GB36 hulls before the 1974 switch to fibreglass in Singapore
- from 1965Grand Banks 36
Sourcing notes & unresolved questions
- Attributions of particular Grand Banks models to Ed Monk Jr. are commonly made but were not verified in this pass.
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