**Exhibit        10(a)**

**SEVERANCE        AND EARLY RETIREMENT AGREEMENT**

**AND        GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS**

**Termination        of Employment and Resignation**

**Severance        Benefits and Consideration**

**Health Insurance.**

**Severance        Payments**

**Vesting        in Benefit Programs and Exercise of Stock Options**

*,*

**Transition        Assistance**

**Trade        Secrets/Mutual        Non-Disparagement/Cooperation/Indemnification**

**General        Release**

**Future        Employment**

**With        Company.**

**With        Competitors.**

**Confidentiality**

**Construction**

**Non-reliance        on Other Statements or Promises**

**Enforcement        Costs**

**Limitation        of Remedies**

**Severability**

**Integration**

**Binding        Agreements**

**Governing        Law**

**Counterparts**

**Time        for Consideration and Revocation**

**Notice**

**Advice        Concerning Attorney, Understanding and Voluntariness**

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| Claire                C. Skinner        |   | Coachmen                Industries, Inc.                                                     |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                         |   |                                                                                              |
| /s/                Claire C. Skinner    |   | /s/                Richard M. Lavers                                                         |
| Signature                               |   | Signature                                                                                    |
|                                         |   |                                                                                              |
| Claire                C. Skinner        |   | Richard                M. Lavers, Chief Executive Officer                                    |
| Printed                name             |   | Printed                name and title                                                        |
|                                         |   |                                                                                              |
| Dated:                October 17, 2006  |   | Dated: October                23, 2006          |

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**WAIVER        OF TWENTY-ONE DAY PERIOD**

**FOR        EVALUATION OF **

**SEVERANCE        AND EARLY RETIREMENT AGREEMENT AND **

**GENERAL        RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS**

**Waiver        of 21-Day Time Period**

**Non-reliance        on Other Statements or Promises**

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| Claire                C. Skinner       |   |   |
|---------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
|                                        |   |   |
| /s/                Claire C. Skinner   |   |   |
| Signature                              |   |   |
|                                        |   |   |
| Claire                C. Skinner       |   |   |
| Printed name                      |   |   |
|                                        |   |   |
| Dated: October                17, 2006 |   |   |

| By:   | /s/                David Carr          |   |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|--------|
|            | Attorney                for Executive  |   |
|            |                                        |   |
|            | David                Carr              |   |
|            | Printed                Name            |   |

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**Exhibit      10(b)**

**2006        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT**

**THIS        RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT**
**______**
**_______**
**2006**
**COACHMEN INDUSTRIES,        INC.,**
**____________,**

*A.*
*“Change        in Control”*

*B.*
*“Code”        *

*C.*
*“Committee”        *

*D.*
*“Company        Stock” *

*E.*
*“Retirement”*

*F.*
*“Passive        Investor” *

*G.*
*“Restricted        Stock Award” means*

*H.*
*“Restricted        Share(s)” *

*I.*
*“Service”        *

*J.*
*“Share(s)”        means*

**___________        **

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|                        | Coachmen                Industries, Inc.  |   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
| By:                    |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
| Title:            |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        | "Participant"                             |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |
|                        |                                           |   |

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**Exhibit          A to 2006 Restricted Stock Award Agreement**

**Number          of Restricted **

**Executive          Officer’s Name and Title**
** **
**Shares          Awarded**

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