glass dave
#11
Neno the mind boggler
VIP Member
cool . . . . . I'll even give an OSO discount and a free autographed copy to whoevers boats are in it. lol
Thanks DM Jim One of these days i hope to get my Mag Sport done
go me . . . . . .
Thanks DM Jim One of these days i hope to get my Mag Sport done
go me . . . . . .
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Last edited by glassdave; 11-18-2011 at 05:44 PM.
#13
Platinum Member
Platinum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jackson, n.j. ~ Brooklyn, n.y.
Posts: 2,109
Received 171 Likes
on
90 Posts
Dave did you ever hear of a Brenner marine in the Toledo, Ohio area?.........wonder if there still around?........Curious to find some history on my boat ('76 mag 27 sport) was delivered new (to Brenner) and stayed in the Toledo area up until 6 or 7 yrs. ago.
White 27 sport with a funky plywood windscreen on a roller trailer... totally pilfered before coming east.....thought you might remember such an odd bird.........just curious.
As many have said already, "thanks for making it all seem doable!..........I'm all in when you get to your Mag sport.
White 27 sport with a funky plywood windscreen on a roller trailer... totally pilfered before coming east.....thought you might remember such an odd bird.........just curious.
As many have said already, "thanks for making it all seem doable!..........I'm all in when you get to your Mag sport.
#14
Registered
Yep I remember seeing that boat setting out back just before they shut the old brenner building down.....the chinees bought the land,Brenner moved down river it's brenner 75 now.
#15
Neno the mind boggler
VIP Member
Yea . . . . What he said
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
#16
Banned
A lot of shops have not survived and truth be told i have had my share of juggling matches but if ya do good work and keep yourself out of the corner you can keep busy. I was at the IBEX show a month or so ago and i realized something. While there may have been a drop in available work out there, there are fewer shops left to do them. I'm not breaking any records but i am pretty steady and have work scheduled through most of the winter. Florida would be great but i really like boating on the great lakes plus i need the six months off to fix all the stuff i broke in the summer lol.
This has been a dog eat dog business for many years with many players that survived only because of the volume of available work in the years prior to the current downfall. Now its down to the strong will survive and grow with the fact that most can not get loans on new boats they are repairing/upgrading their older boats and this has brought a lot of work in that we would have not seen in the past.
The boat part of my business has gotten so big in the last few years that this winter I am forced to give up the car repair and hotrod/vintage restoration parts of the business that has served me well over the past 30+ years.We just went through a 6 week shut down to renovate the shop to boats only but the biggest problem I am facing is finding GOOD qualified help that I do not have to babysit taking up all my time needed to get my work done. My work has become limited to after hours and weekends when the rest of the crew is gone home. We are only in November and it already feels like the May/June rush is on to get them done with more work coming in every day. The addition of a web site and advertising here and on other sites has helped for sure. Dave if you take this route be prepared to add on several employees and the headaches that come with them.
#17
Neno the mind boggler
VIP Member
I have had the pleasure of meeting Dave a few times in the past couple of years and I agree with the comments being made here about him.
This has been a dog eat dog business for many years with many players that survived only because of the volume of available work in the years prior to the current downfall. Now its down to the strong will survive and grow with the fact that most can not get loans on new boats they are repairing/upgrading their older boats and this has brought a lot of work in that we would have not seen in the past.
The boat part of my business has gotten so big in the last few years that this winter I am forced to give up the car repair and hotrod/vintage restoration parts of the business that has served me well over the past 30+ years.We just went through a 6 week shut down to renovate the shop to boats only but the biggest problem I am facing is finding GOOD qualified help that I do not have to babysit taking up all my time needed to get my work done. My work has become limited to after hours and weekends when the rest of the crew is gone home. We are only in November and it already feels like the May/June rush is on to get them done with more work coming in every day. The addition of a web site and advertising here and on other sites has helped for sure. Dave if you take this route be prepared to add on several employees and the headaches that come with them.
This has been a dog eat dog business for many years with many players that survived only because of the volume of available work in the years prior to the current downfall. Now its down to the strong will survive and grow with the fact that most can not get loans on new boats they are repairing/upgrading their older boats and this has brought a lot of work in that we would have not seen in the past.
The boat part of my business has gotten so big in the last few years that this winter I am forced to give up the car repair and hotrod/vintage restoration parts of the business that has served me well over the past 30+ years.We just went through a 6 week shut down to renovate the shop to boats only but the biggest problem I am facing is finding GOOD qualified help that I do not have to babysit taking up all my time needed to get my work done. My work has become limited to after hours and weekends when the rest of the crew is gone home. We are only in November and it already feels like the May/June rush is on to get them done with more work coming in every day. The addition of a web site and advertising here and on other sites has helped for sure. Dave if you take this route be prepared to add on several employees and the headaches that come with them.
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
#18
Registered
Good to hear Dave, and others that are busy. We are also busy here, hence why my boat is in Dave's shop now. I was too busy to attempt the glass and paint work. I made the right decision, it's folly to learn on a 38' boat. Dave would end up fixing it anyways, ha!
I have the same problem of finding qualified "hit the ground running" employees with relevant talent. Customers knocking on the door, no one to do the work!
I look forward to a visit in Toledo, let me know when you're near ready.
Pics of JBonz's boat?
I have the same problem of finding qualified "hit the ground running" employees with relevant talent. Customers knocking on the door, no one to do the work!
I look forward to a visit in Toledo, let me know when you're near ready.
Pics of JBonz's boat?
#19
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Denton, TX
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Without Glassdave on here I would have never attempted to fix my old Stinger.
It's nice to know folks who give back a little (or a lot in Dave's case) to the boating community.
Greg
It's nice to know folks who give back a little (or a lot in Dave's case) to the boating community.
Greg
#20
Neno the mind boggler
VIP Member
Good to hear Dave, and others that are busy. We are also busy here, hence why my boat is in Dave's shop now. I was too busy to attempt the glass and paint work. I made the right decision, it's folly to learn on a 38' boat. Dave would end up fixing it anyways, ha!
I have the same problem of finding qualified "hit the ground running" employees with relevant talent. Customers knocking on the door, no one to do the work!
I look forward to a visit in Toledo, let me know when you're near ready.
Pics of JBonz's boat?
I have the same problem of finding qualified "hit the ground running" employees with relevant talent. Customers knocking on the door, no one to do the work!
I look forward to a visit in Toledo, let me know when you're near ready.
Pics of JBonz's boat?
__________________
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )