Seabury McGown Named Uniflite's Manager Of Contracts Administration

Seabury C. McGown has been appointed to the post of manager of contracts administration for Uniflite, Inc., fiberglass boat manufacturer headquartered in Bellingham, Wash., with a second plant in Swansboro, N.C., according to John L. Thomas, president.

In his new capacity, he will be responsible for negotiating and' administering all Uniflite contract boat manufacturing, including work for the U.S. Navy and the Valiant Yacht Corporation of Seattle.

With Uniflite since 1967, Mr.

McGown served until 1975 as chief engineer with responsibility for design of the company's boats.

For the past two years, he has been manager of commercial and military sales. Before joining Uniflite, he served for 11 years in the U.S." Navy Bureau of Ships (BuShips).

A native of Cooperstown, N.Y., Mr. McGown is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). He is a member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the American Boat and Yacht Council, and a committee of the American Bureau of Shipping currently preparing building and classification rules for fiberglass vessels under 200 feet.

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