Structural carpentry, consoles, hatches, and rebuilt framing, cut and fitted to the vessel rather than ordered from a catalog. Joinery and structural woodwork built to match the boat's actual lines.
Send a few photos of the hatch, console, or structural area in question. You will get a real read on what it takes to build or repair it properly.
These are the situations where no stock part solves the problem.
A hatch or companionway that no longer seals or closes square
A console, spray rail, or pulpit that has cracked or come loose from the structure
Structural framing that has failed or been sistered before without a proper fix
A piece that needs to be built because nothing off a shelf fits the boat
Split or fatigued fasteners working loose along the hull
A custom part from a previous repair that was never quite right
A trawler's mast had rotted through three of its four sides. A scarfing joint let the sound upper section be saved rather than replacing the whole spar.
Custom carpentry often connects to these specialties.
A call or a few photos through the estimate form is enough to start. What needs building or repairing, and roughly where on the boat it sits.
Custom carpentry is quoted after seeing the actual space or piece in person, since a catalog part rarely fits a boat's real dimensions.
On structural repair work the number includes room for what opening the area reveals, since fastener fatigue and hidden rot often extend past the visible damage. Any scope change is discussed with you first.
Every piece is built, fitted, and finished under the master craftsman who quoted it, checked against the boat before it is called done.
Custom Marine Carpentry covers structural and exterior work built into the boat itself: hatches, consoles, framing, spray rails, and hull-related joinery. Interior galley, head, and salon furniture falls under Cabinetry & Furniture instead.
Matching an existing piece's shape, species, and finish is a normal part of the job when a section needs to be replaced rather than redesigned. Past work has matched teak, mahogany, sapele, and other species to what was already on the boat.
Failed frames get sistered with new wood alongside the original rather than simply removed, and stem knees or butt blocks get fitted to carry the load properly. The goal is a structural repair, not a cosmetic patch that fails again.
It depends on how much of the original wood is still sound. A scarfing joint can rebuild a section that has rotted through, provided enough good wood remains to carry the repair. That gets determined during the in-person assessment.
Yes. Hatches, consoles, rails, and structural pieces are regularly built from scratch to fit a specific boat when no off-the-shelf part matches the opening, curve, or load the job needs.
Most custom carpentry happens at your dock, slip, or marina in the Upper Keys. A shop visit only comes up when a piece genuinely needs to be built or finished off the boat before installation.
Photos of the hatch, console, or structural area are enough to start. You will hear what it takes to build or repair it properly, not a generic quote.
