Boat Building News

Jubilee pageant order is a boost
This is Hampshire Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:13 AM PST
A FAMILY-run boat-building business has received a timely order for two training yachts which will take part in the Queenâs Diamond Jubilee celebrations. 

Bavaria Yachts USA to Open Three U.S. Factory-Direct Locations in 2012
JustLuxe.com
Bavaria Yachts USA announced this week that it is launching three new factory-direct locations by the end of this year. The new sites in Newport, Rhode Island, Chicago, Illinois, and the Bay Area in Northern California will adhere to the business model  

 Labor of love: Boat builder recrafts vessels with trademark designs
Palm Beach Post
latest money news » From The Post and AP Roger O'Neill, 78, specializes in hybrid boat-building, where he takes old fiberglass hulls and converts them into classic cruisers. By Emily Roach RIVIERA BEACH — At half the price and significantly less ...

 Archaeologists ready for Bronze Age boat build
Cornish Guardian
The processes behind building the oldest boat ever found in Western Europe will be investigated by a team of modern- day maritime experts. Archaeologists from the University of Exeter will lead the project at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth as 

Pittsburgh-area companies dip into boat-building waters
Pittsburgh Business Times
Inc., which operates the region's largest fleet of towboats, has plunged into the boat-building business, capitalizing on increasing demand for new vessels. Campbell has been rehabbing vessels for years at its Dunlevy facility, but this is the ...

He's a go-getter
Fiji Times
Despite his boom in the tourism boat trade, Mr Naitau took a leap of faith and turned his focus on fibreglass boat building. "I started learning this new trade from a Vanuabalavu native ù a boat builder at Plantation Island Resort. ...

  Green Marine and SP-High Modulus – collaborating on composite craft
Reinforced Plastics
The recreational boat building industry is a major consumer of composite materials. But the global economic downturn left material suppliers and boat builders struggling to survive. Boat manufacturers have gone through a period of consolidation and

 Five month boat project to start in April
Daily Echo
The oldest boat ever found in Western Europe is to be recreated by Southampton University experts to see just how good it was at helping Bronze Age people move about. A team of academics, overseen by a professional boat builder, .

Oregon's boating industry weathers economy, looks to Portland Boat Show to set pace for 2012
The Oregonian Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:20 PM PST
Sales nationwide peaked in 2006 but its been downhill since then. An industry group thinks 2011 will show the first sign of improved sales and local retailers and builders express optimism -- and pragmatism -- at the 52nd annual Portland Boat Show. 

  Dave Orrick: Ex-cabinetmaker to debut his latest craft at boat show
Pioneer Press Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:27 PM PST
By Dave Orrick Rob Sheppard is on deadline. The former cabinetmaker, who also has worked in printing, construction and roofing, is doing