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BOATBUILDING ‘Best of the Best Welds’

Help Metal Shark Boats

Succeed, Expand

Louisiana-based shipbuilder eliminates preheat and saves time with Dynasty 400 TIG welders.

By Andrew Pfaller s a well-known shipbuilder specializing in the in service. design and production of vessels, Metal Shark The 2014 opening of a second facility — a shipyard in

ABoats doesn’t shy away from tackling tough and Franklin, Louisiana, with direct access to the Gulf of Mex- diverse jobs. It’s a philosophy that has fueled the company’s ico — helped further the company’s expansion into pas- growth from small shop to major industry player. senger vessels and large ships, including ferries and survey

Launched more than three decades ago as a small family- boats. Metal Shark now has the capability to build vessels owned operation crafting custom