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The StingRay Open House was held on a lake near the factory in Hartsville, SC. |
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| The docks look like this as seen from the StingRay House. |
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| StingRay owners and staff enjoyed a delicious dinner of steak, chicken and all the trimmings. |
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| The Welcome Sign | The Caterers | The 'Speeches' |
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| The factory tour showed how a boat is built from scratch to the finished product. The process starts with a bare form which is coated, from the outside in, with gelcoat, a thin layer and a thick layer of fiberglass. | |||
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| Bare form | Partially coated form | Finished hull bottom | |
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| The hull sections are 'popped' from the forms and each one is finished. | |
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| All the pieces are put together. | |
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| Smaller components are constructed by a combination of computer controlled cutting machines and talented humans. | ||
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| Water Jet | Wood Cutter | Hand Work |
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 Last Step |
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| We saw a glimpse of the future and a snapshot of the past. |
 Prototype of a future model. |
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| First StingRay ever made. | Documentation for Serial #001 |
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