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  1. DDD, Jun 9, 2010
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    Is there any company in the U.S. or Asia that only manufacturer hulls/superstructures? (Composite) I have found a few in Europe but my search here have failed. Thanks.
  2. K1W1, Jun 9, 2010
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    Hi,

    Are you looking for a one of custom designed one or a production one you can outfit yourself?
  3. DDD, Jun 9, 2010
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    Looking for a production hull that can be outfitted a local yard. Semi-displacement
  4. K1W1, Jun 9, 2010
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    what sort of boat and what size?
  5. DDD, Jun 9, 2010
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    Thanks...we can add Aluminum to that
  6. DDD, Jun 9, 2010
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    I want to use the same hull but for different styles( raised pilot, express, sport fisher). Size... between 80 and 100ft.
  7. JeffSheu, Jun 10, 2010
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    I'm working in a shipyard in Taiwan,
    we can build steel, aluminum and GFRP boats in all.

    Our forte is that we can do the hull form, outfitting and machinery design by ourself, but interior decoration and carpentry is our weak point.

    Maybe you can buy a boat without interior carpentry from a shipyard like us.
    Then you can do the following outfitting in local yard.
  8. K1W1, Jun 10, 2010
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    Hi,

    If that's the case you should be able to find any number of builders within the contiguous 48.
  9. NYCAP123, Jun 10, 2010
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    Sounds like you're looking to do more than just buy a hull. You're looking to partner with a yard. That's different than buying a hull to make a one-off custom. That would undoubtedly violate most companies other partnership agreements. You might be better off looking for a start-up, a builder that's in trouble or a partnership that's in danger of crumbling.
  10. Blair, Jun 20, 2010
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    Not quite Asia, but you may well find suitable companies here in New Zealand for either composite or alloy construction. There are a number of high end quality composite builders all doing a bit of a starve in these times of course plus many who will do alloy. For example, Circa Marine built well over a hundred alloy hulls, finished with composite topside structures by McDell Marine for Toyota's marine arm. McDell Marine both tooled and contract built a number of models in composites for Oyster as well. These were fully finished. Profab Engineering has built custom alloy hulls in similar lengths that you require to be finished elsewhere as well.

    Not what you are contemplating but there are also specialist marine interior contractors that seemingly do most of their work for companies like Trinity and other US and European yacht builders. SMI and Robinson Marine Interiors may be the biggest.

    Might be helpful for you to contact either the industry group here, NZ Marine, or perhaps John Vitali at Diverse Projects either of whom will undoubtably have more information than me at their fingertips.