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Fiberglass Specialties Marine
(Mobile Service) Southern California
Fiberglass and gel coat repair, total refinishing Fiberglass Reformations Lake Havasu City Arizona Serving all of California
California's Premier Mobile Marine Repair Service.
My work and trade history
Began surfing at age 9 on the ridged Oregon coast building and repairing surfboards at age 10
Began yacht building in the early 1970's living in Newport Beach while working to put my self through school at U.C. Irvine
Shipwright
The
definition of a shipwright is someone who builds & repairs boats, yachts and
ships.
Brief summery of my work history
Marina Del Ray Boat named (Madman on the water) owner / gift from
his manager to Elton John.
Another boat you may know the owner ( Easy Money) owner Billy Joel.
Manager
then Artie Ripp
Knight and Craver Marine (San Diego Ca.)
Kettenburg
Marine (San Diego Ca.)
Columbia yachts
Matco tooling (ventura Ca.
Sundance
Boats ( Portland Ore.
West Sail Yachts,
(Costa Mesa Ca.)
Islander yachts
(Costa Mesa Ca.)
MacGregor
yachts (Costa Mesa Ca.)
Harvey boats Mgr. (Aloha Oregon)
Four
Winns boats - warranty work.
Hallett Boats builder
Nordic boats . construction /builder
– gel cot & rigging.
Advantage boats quality control
Magic boats production Mgr.
Eliminator boats production
Campbell boats Building -
tooling- mold making – factory repair, Warranty work. Worked side by side with
Bob Campbell building the plug and mold for the 22ft. Bob is deceased, he died in
Tucson Az. His wife Stormy still lives there.
Biggs Power Marine (San Jose ca.) Mgr.
United
States Coast Guard ( Parker Strip / Training station California side. Inspected
/ Used me exclusively - Ongoing repairs both structural and cosmetic. Under (
Chief Steven Talbert / U.S.C.G. Chief west coast - 1971 to closing of that
station. Fiberglass Specialties shop then located in Lake Havasu city Az.