Welcome to Grampian Marine Boat Information Page!

Grampian was started by Jim Bisiker in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Bisiker was in the construction business which was slowing at the time. On the suggestion of one of his employees, a sailor, he looked into producing fiberglass boats, which was then a new technology. Bisiker sent several employees to Dyer Boats in Warren, Rhode Island to learn fiberglass production methods. He also obtained rights to produce a powerboat, the Dyer Dink, for the Canadian market. The name Grampian came from the Grampian hills in Scotland, home to Bisiker's grandmother. Grampian at one point was the largest fiberglass boatbuilder in Canada. As much of the production was sold in the United States, Grampian opened a plant in Edenton, North Carolina in the early 1970s. As the fiberglass boatbuilding boom of the early to mid 1970s ended, Grampian was faced with a shrinking market and an extremely unfavorable exchange rate. The company went into receivership in the summer of 1977 and its assets were sold.

*We do our best to make sure this data is acurate and up to date. If you find an error or if you want to add/update information please contact us.