From the January 2009 Issue of Yachting Magazine: The average refit, he said, takes about three weeks. The average refit of a larger yacht, say 100 to 150 feet, requires six months, or more. As any good yard will attest, most of the customers are regulars, and the...
On Friday, January 30, 2009, a Viking 72’ convertible was moved into the repair to start on our latest full paint job. Among the boats sharing the building is a 50’ custom catamaran. Structural repairs on this boat are underway as a result of damages...
We are continuing on a variety of interesting projects here at Jarrett Bay Boatworks. With the weather a little cooler, we are taking advantage of our 20,000 square foot indoor repair facility completing the re-power of a Cabo 47 and a windshield replacement on a...
On Tuesday 2 September we commenced haul out in accordance with our written hurricane policy based on the NOAA projection of possible hurricane force winds impacting our area within 5 days. We had 59 vessels on our yard for service work or storage at the time of...
The first quarter of 2008 started with a bang with Jarrett Bay Boatworks completing the repower of four vessels! As the New Year began, we wrapped repowering the 40’ Game Fisher Its Time for Reno, NV owner Johnny Riberio. Its Time originally came by ship from Hawaii...
From the February 2008 Edition of the Marine Business Journal: North Carolina has a history and a comfort level with being center stage. From 1720 to 1870 it was the world’s largest producer of naval stores-tar, pitch, rosin and turpentine. In the modern era...
Hi Todd I just wanted to tell you we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale with all systems working well making our normal 1400 rpm and 11+/- knots. Thanks for all your help in our emergency and your great N.C. hospitality. Thanks again Capt. Bob Doyle,...
Keith, Just wanted to thank you and the JB team again for the great work during the Hanna haulout, and the service done while Ma’ately Crew was out. As I indicated, I’d had a problem with my depth transducer since delivery of the boat 18 months ago. From...
Jeff, We are back in New Bern with the Queen For A Day. Thank you for the great work. The guys worked efficiently, and with good skill. They all had good attitudes, especially your foreman Steve Blackwell. John Meade, Queen For A Day
I just wanted to drop you another note of thanks and appreciation to you and all your team members at Jarrett Bay Boatworks. The Polarizer is the talk of the town. Yesterday, our fishing club held a charity outing for kids suffering from various handicaps, primarily...