spartonboat1
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I was just on the phone the other day with Tiara Yachts, trying to learn their vendor of record for an anchor chute for my bow pulpit, which I have refurbished. Sorry, they say, can't give out that info, but they did send a couple of nice pictures...maybe I'll have one fabricated.
They also said they were really slow and didn't have anything in the barns to look at, if I wanted to come by for a tour.
However, they are getting into Wind Turbines! See article below. Notice the name David Slikkers. I think that goes back to the days of the Skikcraft (sp?) boats. So maybe they'll mount the turbines on the Tiara's?! (lol).
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/economy/Yacht_maker_sees_which_way_wind_blows
Usually, the links drop after awhile, so here is the text.==============
Tiara Yachts morphs to wind turbine
maker
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 5:29 PM EDT
* Anne Schieber
HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) - A luxury yacht-maker turned the tides on the ecomony, going green and planning to hire 1,500 people.
The jobs are coming from a new company that is barely up and running yet. Energetx Composites is owned by the same family that created Tiara Yachts.
Energetx will design, engineer and manufacture blades and housing for wind turbines. Wind turbines require the same kind of composite fabrication as boat-making, so they hope the new work will be fast and plentiful.
The company will set up shot in the Tiara Yacht complex and is in the process of working on tooling for wind mill blade molds.
David Slikkers of Energetx told 24 Hour News 8 the company is getting $27 million in tax credits from the state in exchange for creating 1068 jobs in the next five years. Hiring could begin this summer.
But predicting demand for wind turbines could be just as challenging as predicting demand for yachts.
They also said they were really slow and didn't have anything in the barns to look at, if I wanted to come by for a tour.
However, they are getting into Wind Turbines! See article below. Notice the name David Slikkers. I think that goes back to the days of the Skikcraft (sp?) boats. So maybe they'll mount the turbines on the Tiara's?! (lol).
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/economy/Yacht_maker_sees_which_way_wind_blows
Usually, the links drop after awhile, so here is the text.==============
Tiara Yachts morphs to wind turbine
maker
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 6:01 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 5:29 PM EDT
* Anne Schieber
HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) - A luxury yacht-maker turned the tides on the ecomony, going green and planning to hire 1,500 people.
The jobs are coming from a new company that is barely up and running yet. Energetx Composites is owned by the same family that created Tiara Yachts.
Energetx will design, engineer and manufacture blades and housing for wind turbines. Wind turbines require the same kind of composite fabrication as boat-making, so they hope the new work will be fast and plentiful.
The company will set up shot in the Tiara Yacht complex and is in the process of working on tooling for wind mill blade molds.
David Slikkers of Energetx told 24 Hour News 8 the company is getting $27 million in tax credits from the state in exchange for creating 1068 jobs in the next five years. Hiring could begin this summer.
But predicting demand for wind turbines could be just as challenging as predicting demand for yachts.
