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Whether you have a Performance Calculator Louie Marino question, want to talk about boating, would like to plan a Jacksonville, FL Input weight, horsepower, temperature, propeller type, and Stingray get-together, or just want to read what others are altitude to calculate the expected performance of your saying, the Stingray owner forum is the place to be. Stingray boat under many varying conditions. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY or the past two decades, Robotic Lamination Stingray has pioneered many Fof the advances of technology Facility in the boat building industry. Visitors to our plant are always Equipment and tools that were not impressed by its cleanliness and available just a few years ago are unique manufacturing systems. In now the mainstays that enable our lamination building, a custom Stingray to achieve unparalleled pre- designed overhead tram system cision and efficiency. was specially developed just for Stingray. 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With unequalled precision, the running allows us to “nest” a group of parts efficiently to minimize pared several manufacturers, my deci- surface of the hull is cut to the exact specifications. Our waste. Because the process is computer controlled, each sion was simple. Stingray beats them master craftsmen then provide the mirror finish that is a part is dimensionally identical from one run to the next, all, hands down.” hallmark of Stingray quality. and can be finished much faster and inexpensively than those produced by hand. Gale Bickle Manteca, CA STINGRAY AND THE ENVIRONMENT eing a leader in technolo- Committed gy is more than just a phi- We want Stingray owners not Blosophy - it’s a commit- only to have fun on the water, ment designed to help ensure but also to know that they are the preservation of our natural helping to protect the environ- resources for generations to ment at the same time. come. Here are a few things we’re doing to help protect our ecosystem. 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