It is my recollection that Tahiti and Carribean were independent boat builders in the 60s and 70s in Southern California, but as their star flickered, Hardin Oldsmobile in Anaheim, California, through its subsidiary, Hardin Marine, acquired these, and other selected molds, including the legendary Spectra 20 mold. They then marketed the products under various original and/or new and/or combination of original names, until they too went out of business.