The three-day ABBRA Topcoat Application program will advance both the beginning and experienced topcoat applicator’s level of expertise in boat surface preparation, deepen the understanding of topcoat systems and application equipment and techniques, build skills in estimating and troubleshooting the job, and ensure thorough comprehension of current shop and personnel safety practices. Students will have plenty of shop projects to practice their mastery by preparing fiberglass panels for finish topcoat applications in a state-of-the-art paint workshop.
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Successfully complete the three-day hands-on certification and receive an ABBRA Marina Composite-Repair Certification. During ABBRA's hands-on certification, each student will be provided with a damaged composite panel of varying structure, contour, and color. The student will then describe the appropriate repair procedure to the class. After each participant has expressed his/her intended repair procedures and discussed it with the other students, all students will perform the repairs to completion. Start: 00:00
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This three day training program provides marine technicans with "hands-on" gasoline EFI training. It covers fuel and electrical EFI component function and testing proceedures for GM based EFI inboard and I/O engines. Sessions will include both lecture and hands-pn training labs. Lectures will have quick lab demonstrations associated with them as well. A 50-question certification exam will be administered at the conclusion of the training program. ABBRA members $ 795 Non-members $ 900 Start: 12:00
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Become an ABBRA certified composite-repair technician, the only certification for composite repair in the field of marine composite repair and boat reconstruction. You can achieve this certification by passing an on-site test labs offered by the American Boatbuilders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) in partnership with the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) and the ProBoat E-Training | ||
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