The company was founded in 1954 by David F. Brownell on the site of his family’s farm that was located just a little over a mile away from the waterfront in Mattapoisett Massachusetts. The company was named Brownell Boatworks, Inc. and Mr. Brownell was a builder of custom Eldredge McInnis designed powerboats that ranged in size from 24’ to 52’ in length. In just a short period of time the demand for these custom boats by avid fishermen increased to the point where the toughest part of the job was moving these vessels through the various building stages as well as several trips to and from the waterfront for sea trials and launching parties. With plenty of new boat orders coming in on a regular basis, Mr. Brownell switched his focus to coming up with a safe and efficient method of moving the boats. As he looked at one of his boats sitting in the shed, he realized that he needed a trailer with an open U-shaped frame design that could be placed under a boat without coming into contact with the keel blocking and vertical supports. He also realized that he would need several different sizes of vertical supports to stabilize boats with different drafts or possibly something that was adjustable.(Boat Stand & Trailers Continuation) Read More...