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Their drawing is of course much better than mine but in my defense I threw mine together this morning from memories of 40 years ago.
I was fortunate to live in the area and during the time the fiberglass sailboat industry began, fortunate to work in that industry during its heyday and fortunate to be associated with a forum where I can share the experiences. What can I say, it's what I bring to the party. Thank you for the compliment though. In addition to Columbia and Coronado I can provide similar info for Newport, Cal, Ranger, O'Day, Islander, Freeport and Westsail sailboats, Luhrs and Defever power boats. Plus I have plenty of stories of what went on at the plants, conversations with naval architects, mishaps, etc. One day a Columbia 45 burst into flames right in the mold. I stood 5 feet in front of the conflagration in pitch black smoke manning the only fire hose with the engine man on our line, a retired navy fireman. The mold was ultimately repaired and back in service within a week while he and I, after returning from the hospital for smoke inhalation, were called into the office and severely reprimanded for foolishly putting ourselves at risk. Stuff like that.
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others Last edited by ndutton; 09-16-2011 at 09:03 PM. |
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