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![]() UPI Fort Pierce, Florida Oct. 21, 2011 Local authorities have recently cited a live aboard cruising sailor for failing to obtain a boat manufacturer's license. This after his being observed building a boat in a local boat repair yard from the ground up. This ongoing process has taken the better part of a year and involves the grinding away of the majority of layers of the original hull laminate and the use of any number of noxious chemicals which are applied over and over and then sanded smooth resulting in toxic dust clouds throughout the local community particularly when the wind blows. Capt. Skip Grindlach received a citation after large groups of residents from nearby subdivisions complained of headaches, dizziness and nausea after clouds of fumes and dust blew their way from the nearby boatyard for months at a time because of so-called 'repairs' on a 45-foot sailboat the underwater surfaces of which were basically ground away and replaced a layer at a time over a 9-month period. Clandestine observers have reported that very little or nothing remains of the original underwater structure and liken it to a contractor building a house using a painting permit instead of a new construction permit. It has also been reported that Capt. Skip has hired various and sundry 'slave labor' and worked them up to 18 hours a day without paying any overtime. And, some of the workers have been seen breathing clouds of noxious fumes and dust not wearing as much as a particle mask. The EPA and OSHA are investigating numerous other alleged violations of workplace-related safety guidelines. FEMA has also been on scene and it is rumored that papers are being filed to declare the area a Superfund Site. When asked to comment Capt. Grindlach replied, "I just don't get it! How much pollution can come from only about two tons of GRP being ground off and replaced with various other newer chemical formulations? I know it's taken a lot longer than I originally thought but I'm a perfectionist who cannot abide a half-assed job so I did it right. Now, for them to claim I'm manufacturing a boat from the ground up - it just sticks in my craw." |
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