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Bangor Punta Corporation (sometimes abbreviated BP and traded on the NYSE under BNK) was an American conglomerate and Fortune 500 Company from 1964 to 1984.

It owned a number of well-known companies primarily in the pleasure craft, firearms and general aviation industries. The primary purpose for this website is to provide an educational resource for students and researchers.


Bangor Punta: In a Nutshell

Bangor Punta Corporation Highlights

Fate: Acquired by Lear Siegler, Inc.

Founded: 1964

Defunct: 1984

Location of HQ: Greenwich, CT

  • Major Divisions (Companies):

Smith & Wesson, Piper Aircraft, STARCRAFT, CAL BOATS / JENSEN MARINE, O'Day Sailboats & Yachts, LUHRS.

  • Industries: Agribusiness, Energy Systems, Fashion Fabrics, Leisure Time, Public Security, Process Engineering, Professional Services and Transportation.
  • Primary Products: Boats (pleasure crafts including Yachts, Sailboats, Power Boats), Campers, Airplanes, Firearms, Ammunition, Cotton Oil, Specialty Fabrics
  • Fortune 500 Company: 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, and 1967.

Primary Companies

  • Smith & Wesson Make a Lot More Than Handguns
  • Smith & Wesson
  • Smith & Wesson Made A Lot More Than Handguns. Vintage Advertisements, Catalogs, Gun Inserts, Specifications and More From the Bangor Punta Era.
  • Piper Aircraft - Quality Made Small Aircraft
  • Piper Aircraft
  • Piper Aircraft had the distinction of having an eight-year legal battle over ownership that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court - in Bangor Punta's favor.
  • CAL 29 Yacht - Fast Enough To Win
  • Cal Boats from Jensen Marine
  • Purchased by Bangor Punta in 1966, The CAL line of Yachts was one of the premier racing and cruising sailboats of the era.
  • What an O'Day For A Daydream
  • O'Day Sailboats and Yachts
  • Building everything from small Day Sailers to 39 Foot Luxury Yachts, O'Day proved to be a great purchase in 1966 by Bangor Punta.
  • Luhrs Builds Boats For Men
  • Luhrs Powerboats
  • This was the Sixties and Seventies and Luhrs at that time had the distinction of making their ads and boats ultra appealing to men - Find out why and check out the dated taglines.
  • Collage of Starcraft Ads
  • Starcraft
  • Starcraft was the most diverse company owned by Bangor Punta, manufacturing boats, RV's, Campers, Runabouts, and even Livestock Feeders.

Bangor Punta One Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, Connecticut 06830


It's a Name You Should Know Bangor Punta sells more boats to more people than any other builder. When you become the leader, two things happen: you like being there, and you have to work that much harder to stay there.

Our concept, make a better product and more people will buy it. That's precisely what happened and that's the way we'll keep it.

Now, meet the family: Starcraft, Duo, Luhrs, Ulrichsen, Seagoing Houseboats, Rent-A-Cruise of America, O'Day sailers, Ranger racing yachts, and Cal cruising-racing yachts by Jensen.

Bangor Punta. World's Leading Builder of Boats. (January 1970) Bangor Punta Leisure Time Group, 1 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT

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