Touring Cigarette Factory?
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what a cool
picture and story. Don’t think Steve ever showed me that one.
Tommy, Steve unfortunately passed a few years ago. ☹️ miss that guy. We’d BS often.
Bobby still comes on here every so often and is doing well as is his brother and mom.
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Sorry Gonzo didn't mean to dump on your thread.
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I tried to arrange a factory tour a few years ago when skip still ran the company. No dice. They came up with some BS excuse.
With new ownership…no idea.
doesn’t hurt to ask. Good luck.
With new ownership…no idea.
doesn’t hurt to ask. Good luck.
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skip really didn’t do tours. And was usually super hush hush about builds and info.
new ownership I hear is way more open and allows tours and for everyone to see everything.
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I remember my older brother who had been in the boat building business bringing me to a tour of the Tiara factory in 82. The place was incredibly organized and clean unlike any other boat manufacturer I had been at.
Back in 1970 my dad was having a 48 ‘ Hughes sailboat custom built at the Factory in Ontario and we would check on the build every couple weeks. Incredible to see 5 of these big boats in a line having their interiors built out with no decks installed yet. But still dusty and dirty. Tiara was sterile as the Boeing plant I toured years later
Back in 1970 my dad was having a 48 ‘ Hughes sailboat custom built at the Factory in Ontario and we would check on the build every couple weeks. Incredible to see 5 of these big boats in a line having their interiors built out with no decks installed yet. But still dusty and dirty. Tiara was sterile as the Boeing plant I toured years later
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