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Apprenticeship Program Welcomes a New Class
Aluminum boatbuilding is taught at the bench. Our new apprentice class begins learning the trade hands-on.
Heavy-Weather Trials Off the Jetties
Calm-water numbers only tell half the story. We take new hulls out when the weather turns — on purpose.
Fairing an Aluminum Hull
The difference between a good hull and a great one is settled with a longboard and a low, raking light.
Tuning Trim and Running Attitude
A boat that runs bow-high wastes fuel and soaks the crew. How we dial in the attitude that makes a hull efficient.
Isolating Dissimilar Metals
Bolt stainless straight to aluminum in salt water and you've built a battery. How we keep galvanic corrosion out.
Three Generations at the Bench
In a yard where the trade is handed down, some welds are taught by the same family that taught them a generation ago.
Deck Hardware That Earns Its Place
Bollards, cleats, and fendering take the hardest abuse on any working boat. Why we over-build the things crews lean on.
Plate Rolling and Compound Curves
A flat sheet of aluminum becomes a fair, curving hull through patience at the rolls. How the shape gets made.
Designing the Hull Stiffener Grid
The stringers and frames you never see decide whether a hull flexes or fails. Inside the grid that carries the load.
Calibrating the Speed and Fuel Curves
Top speed is a headline. The speed-versus-fuel curve is what an operator actually lives with. How we measure it.
Pilot Boat Delivered to the Bar
A new self-righting pilot boat heads to a working bar crossing, built to put pilots aboard ships in any weather.
New CNC Plasma Table Comes Online
A new high-definition CNC plasma table cuts hull plate straight from the design files — faster, and far more precise.
Engineering the Wave-Piercing Bow
How a finer entry and reverse sheer let our catamarans hold speed through a head sea instead of fighting it.
Reading the Water: A Day of Sea Trials
Before a hull is signed off, it has to prove itself offshore. Inside a full day of trials on a new crew boat.
Choosing Between 5083 and 5086
Two marine alloys do most of the work in an aluminum hull. Knowing where each belongs is half the craft.
Advancements in TIG Welding for Heavy Seas
New pulse techniques ensure thicker aluminum plating withstands extreme offshore stress cycles.
Laying Out a Working Wheelhouse
A wheelhouse is a workplace for long hours. Sightlines, reach, and fatigue decide the layout long before style does.
100ft Crew Transfer Vessel Hits the Water
The latest Gulf fleet addition exceeded contract speed by four knots during sea trials.
The First Hull We Ever Launched
Before the covered bays and the CNC table, there was one small workboat and a standard we still build to.
Facility Expansion Increases Capacity
New covered bays allow concurrent construction of up to four 80+ foot vessels.
Why Aluminum Wins in Gulf Service
Lighter, tougher, and endlessly repairable — the case for building working hulls in marine-grade aluminum.
Forty Years on the Bayou
From a single covered shed to a full production yard — the people and habits behind four decades of hulls.
Designing for the Catch: Commercial Hulls
A commercial fishing hull is a workplace first. How deck layout, stability, and range shape the whole design.