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Lady B launched

Posted by J.R. Watson on 28 August 2009 | 0 Comments

The launch of J.R. Watson's sharpie, LADY B

Most of the crew of Gougeon Brothers, Inc. at the launch of J.R. Watson's home-built sharpie, Lady B.
J.R. is standing right of center, wearing a peach colored shirt.

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Pro-Boat Radio Interview

Posted by Grace Ombry on 19 August 2009 | 0 Comments

Tags: Pro-Boat Radio

Pro-Boat Radio interviews Meade Gougeon and Jim Watson about the 40-year anniversary of Gougeon Brothers, Inc.

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100 Tech Calls

Posted by Grace Ombry on 12 August 2009 | 1 Comments

Tags: Tech Calls

The West System technical staff fields more than 10,000 phone calls annually, in addition to the inquiries which arrive by letter, fax, email, or through the door. Our most senior tech advisor, J.R. Watson, is in the useful habit of logging every 100 calls he takes, providing a "snapshot" of the customers calling him.

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G/flex shoe repair: A step in the right direction

Posted by Julie Van Mullekom on 4 August 2009 | 1 Comments

Tags: G-flex, Shoe Repair, bonding plastics

My good ol' faithful boots (meaning they're old and need to be thrown out but I just can't do it) blew a deep crack in each sole. I figured "what a great time to try out our new G/flex Epoxy."

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