Quote:
Originally Posted by domenic
Tell me, what did you do at Columbia Yachts?
|
Columbia/Coronado yachts in Costa Mesa, California was my introduction into the industry. I was officially the plumber on the Coronado 35 line but that was only part of my duties. I was also responsible for the entire steering system, pedestal to rudder and certain operations required all hands such as mating the hull and deck. As part of a crew, we all helped each other as necessary. I cut my teeth on finish carpentry there, working overtime when available.
All the lines in the plant built a single model except my line. My crew built three different boats: the Coronado 35, the Columbia 34 and the Coronado 30. The good thing was I got more diverse experience, the bad thing was since we were shifting gears all the time we never made our production bonus like everyone else. They all banged out the same boat day after day but not us.