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Credit: Moose Boats “We listen to our customers and collaboratively design a boat to ? nal speci? cations with them. Out of that comes good ideas and the need for increased performance of the boats.” – Mark Stott, Moose Sales Engineer level of ? ne-tuned complexity,” adds Whittemore. Mediums for Vigor Works and prefabricating work,” says

Vigor Works’ specialty is high performance vessels; any- Whittemore. “It makes for a more ef? cient workforce. thing from variable ballast vessels to autonomous vessels We’re reducing the production costs of the boats and get- to an autonomous sub chaser that was built for DARPA, ting the quality up. Our warranty claims have dropped which is the US Navy’s Research and Development arm. to almost nothing. And we have very robust sea trial and “The pride right now of that group is the Combatant Craft QA processes.”

Medium, which is 62 feet long and is faster than 50 knots Recent workboat deliveries include 180 patrol boats for (the actual speed is classi? ed). “We already have a lot of different US Coast Guard agencies, two 54’ Fast Response inquiries from overseas from other countries interested in Boats for the City of Portland, two 19m pilot boats for the the craft,” says Whittemore. Port of Duqm, Oman, a 45’ Response Boat Medium-C

Kvichak has also helped make advances in overall pro- for the New York Police Dept Harbor Unit, two 83,000 duction capabilities and production organization due BBL tank barges and an ATB tug for Harley Marine Ser- to their three existing facilities. “After this merger, all of vices. “Putting these three companies together is a huge the business development is done centrally in Harbor Is- plus,” says Whittemore. “We’re sharing people, talents and land, the engineering work is being done together and knowledge. For us, this is a dream come true. All sides the Kvichak cutting facility is cutting Combatant Craft couldn’t be happier.”

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