Aug 30, 2011 | News, Service
Power was restored to the Jarrett Bay Marine Park approximately 6pm Monday night. The Army Corp of Engineer vessel, Beaufort, was launched at 7:15am Sunday morning to allow for surveying of inlets and channels We commenced launching of commercial and live-aboard...
Aug 26, 2011 | News, Service
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hurricane Irene is now at 105mph and still headed at us at 14 mph. It is less than 300 miles south and we should feel tropical force winds approximately 2-3am tomorrow morning. Hurricane force winds will impact our area at daylight or...
Aug 25, 2011 | News, Service
Good Morning Everyone, I am more concerned this morning after reviewing the Hurricane Irene projections. The storm track has shifted more westerly and the speed is now 13mph and headed North West. This could easily be a strong CAT 2 or CAT 3 event for us. I cannot...
Aug 24, 2011 | News, Service
Good Morning, Day two of Hurricane Irene haul outs commenced at 7am this morning. We hauled approximately 43 vessels upon completion Tuesday. We are well on our way, but have at least 90 more vessels to haul in the next three days. Yesterday went very well and we...
Aug 23, 2011 | Expert Advice, News, Service
Our service yard highly suggests dye penetrant testing of all exposed shaft tapers whenever props are removed for servicing. A dye penetrant test of the shaft tapers will identify any cracks in the keyways, or elsewhere on the taper that may not be visible with...
Aug 22, 2011 | News, Recent Articles
From the Carteret News-Times: Jarrett Bay Boatworks in Beaufort was recently awarded the 2011 Award of Excellence Boatyard of the Year designation from the American Boat Builders and Repairers Association at ABBRA’s annual conference, held in New Bedford, Mass....
Aug 18, 2011 | Expert Advice, News, Service
Many vessels will be southbound soon for the fall and winter seasons, and it’s important to note that a clean HVAC system is critical to ensure proper operation and efficiency. Best performance is dependant upon the proper heat transfer between the refrigerant...