Albin Marine was a Swedish boat builder. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
History In 1899, Lars Albin Larsson founded Albin Motors in Kristinehamn, building marine engines. In 1956, the managing director Lars Larsson decided to get into the boat business and started Larsson Trade AB to export boats built by Harry Hallberg to the United States of America. In 1964, the company decided to build its own fiberglass boats, first with the Vega 27 in 1965. In 1971, the company was renamed to Albin Marin,Per Brohäll - The Designer of The Albin 25. albin25.eu. while Albin Marine was used in english-speaking countries.Bengt Christensson: Albin 100 år – från hantverk till modern industri, p. 31. Some of its later sailboats were produced under contract in Taiwan. The company produced sailboats from length overall, many of which were designed by Swedish designers and .
In 1973, Albin Marin was sold to Pribo, and in 1982, it filed for bankruptcy. The insolvency assets was bought to create Nya Albin Marin, and further boats were produced, later also by other boat builders.Bengt Christensson: Albin 100 år – från hantverk till modern industri. (PDF).Eric Carlstedt: Historien om Albin Marin (3): hårda tider. In 2008 the company's brand was purchased by an American company and it was used for a line of powerboats.
Boats
Summary of boats built by Albin Marine:
Vega 27 - 1965 Viggen 23 - 1966 Shipman 28 - 1969 Scampi 30-2 - 1970 Singoalla 34 - 1970 Ballad 30 - 1971 Scampi 30-4 - 1973 Albin 79 - 1974 Accent 26 - 1975 Albin 82 MS - 1975 Albin 57 - 1977 Albin Express - 1978 Cumulus 28 - 1978 Albin 7.8 - 1979 Cirrus 7.8 - 1979 Stratus 36 - 1980 Nimbus 42 - 1981 Nova 33 - 1981 Delta 31 - 1983 Alpha 29 - 1984
See also List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
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