David Russell examines the fiberglass repair in progress on his long-time boat, Zena. When Zena encountered another boat in a racing mishap, David decided to do the repair himself.
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News, articles, how-to advice, and of course, boats! All about what's exciting at Berkeley Marine Center.
Our visitors love to talk turkey!
Visitors to the boat yard love to talk turkey, and sometimes that's literally true. This gaggle of wild turkeys did a walk-through of the yard recently. They didn't seem to have any questions.
Trusting Peter with big holes in boats—and much more
Meet Peter, our all-around boat yard worker extraordinaire. Peter came to us a year ago from the Spaulding Marine Center's "Boatworks 101 Apprenticeship" program.
Babyhorse in the yard!
While Babyhorse is in the yard for do-it-yourself bottom paint, her owner, Keith takes advantage of the haulout to check for any additional work needed.
At the front desk
If you've ever called the yard office, chances are you've spoken with our front desk multi-task juggler Autumn.
We love seeing do-it-yourselfers in the yard!
Flipping through our photo album, we came across this shot of Jess.
How much horsepower do you have on your boat?
This is what 1000+ horsepower looks like!
Nina, our master diesel mechanic
If you've had engine work performed at BMC in the last few years, then you've met our diesel mechanic extraordinaire, Nina Violet. Nina gets rave reviews for every engine she touches.
David happily "tipping" Papoose
Can you tell that Davie loves his job? He's a master carpenter, here painting the wooden-hulled Lapworth 36, Papoose.
The restoration of Intention
The complete restoration of the Tartan 10 Intention, is a passion project for owner Ian Kallen. Berkeley Marine Center is doing much of the work, including new topsides paint.