Manufacturing 2019 Manufacturing Week Bus Tour | Seite 37

Renaissance Marine
Clarkston
Renaissance Marine Group produces 60 models of heavy-gauge
welded aluminum boats under the Duckworth, Weldcraft and
Northwest Boats brands. The company’s 75,000-square-foot
production facility in Clarkston is home to 125 employees making
boats sold as far away as the Great Lakes.
Jackie Johnson is a finisher, meaning she helps make sure every part
of the boat is right before it leaves the Renaissance Marine Group
production floor. “I absolutely love it,” she said. “I take a lot of pride in
what I do. We’re like the last line of defense. People save their entire life
to purchase one of these boats, and I get to make it look ‘wow.’”