Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - (Page 34) Above: Every Sumerset houseboat like High Limit have been processed by Dave and his team for the past 10 years. Below: Dave’s bulletin board is a collage’ of the Corbin family as well as company memos and updates. ever met. What impresses me and amazes me still to this day is the commitment to quality and craftsmanship these people put upon themselves. There is a serious dedication to reputation and excellence in this group of people. They don’t know how to work any other way than to do the best job they can. Combine that with the fact that we build what many people consider to be (and I am definitely one of those people) the best houseboat in the industry and what more could you ask for? The opportunity for people to work with the Henry Ford’s and the Thomas Edison’s of an industry has passed, so I feel fortunate to have been in on the ground floor of a company that many people point to as the peak and pinnacle of this industry. Over the years these people have become my extended family and these houseboats have become my pride." Sumerset’s CEO, Steve Lochmueller, describes Dave’s number one job is to meet their production schedule, or to finish boats on time, as scheduled. This can be a challenge, because houseboats are so complex that they need an experienced team of men and women to keep production rolling. Dave adds, "Personally, along with being responsible for meeting the production schedule, I feel like I am responsible for every thing and every person in the plant and that may be one of the reasons I never find coming to the shop uninteresting. You never know what the day will bring, especially with the complexity of these )6B@" A05("%C&5AB9&@ projects. We are operating on a ten to eleven week production cycle, which is an amazing pace considering the houseboats we produce. I try to be on the
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Editor's Desk Info Houseboating Accessories Guide to Brokers & Dealers Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm World News New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner Adventure Guide Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - (Page Intro) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page Cover1) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page Cover2) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page 4) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Editor's Desk (Page 5) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Editor's Desk (Page 6) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Info (Page 7) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Info (Page 8) Houseboating Adventures - 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