THOMAS BELL SAILMASTER,  I got my start as an apprentice at Mack Shaw sailmakers Ft. Lauderdale Fla. in 1979 ,6years, then I went to work for Hood Sailmakers till 1992 as the service manager,then started my own company "Sailmaster Ft Lauderdale, till 1999, and then business was starting to really change in Ft Lauderdale, most of the small business  boat yards were closing ,I couldn't afford the insurance to go into the big yards , it was time for  a different plan, so moved to the mountains and started a sailmaking business in my home town, Washington, Pa .