Pearson Corp.

Fiber glass boatbuilders across the nation are turning out a tough breed of graceful, seagoing hulls which may soon make the wooden boat an anachronism in marine construction

The rollicking postwar boating boom shows no signs of slackening its dizzy pace. Since 1947, the first year of the bonanza, the number of recreational boats in use has nearly quadrupled. Nearly 40 million pleasure...