Willis Slane started Hatteras in 1959. North American Rockwell owned Hatteras from 1968 thru 1972. .AMF owned Hatteras when I went to work there in 1974 in High Point, NC. Shortly after Hatteras' 25-year anniversary in 1985, Irwin Jacobs and Minneapolis' Minstar completed a hostile takeover of AMF and sold off all its subsidiaries, except Hatteras, and spun off Genmar Industries as its boating arm.
In 1997, following a decline due to the 10% luxury tax, the High Point manufacturing plant was closed and operations were consolidated at the New Bern, NC facility near the coast.
Steve McPherson and I chose not to move to New Bern and partnered with Hatteras to start Sam's Marine in June 1998. SAM was Steven Allen McPherson's initials and located in Ramseur NC near High Point. Steve left Hatteras shortly after and I left the company as an employee in 1999.
Sam's started its Fort Lauderdale location in 1999 after Hatteras discontinued the Allied Marine Group dealership in Lauderdale.
Brunswick Corporation purchased Hatteras in 2001 and Cabo Yachts in 2006. Brunswick sold both brands to private equity firm Versa Capital in 2013.
Versa sold the companies to Bass Pro's White Water Marine Group in 2021.
