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Burger Boat Company Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW)

Burger is building two MGBW is an award- sets of aluminum hull winning, eco-friendly modules for the ? rst full-service boat repair ever all-electric pas- and new construction senger ferries built in company occupying the U.S. for Maid of the more than 25 acres of

Mist in Niagara Falls, land and water across

NY. In addition, Burger two facilities on the has built research ves- San Diego Bay and a sels for the Wisconsin third facility in Cabo.

DNR and U.S. Geolog- Featuring one of the

Marine Group Boat Works

Burger Boat Company ical Survey and passen- largest travelifts in the ger vessels used in Chicago. Burger is an established shipyard on the western U.S., MGBW specializes in re? ts, repairs and new construction of vessels up shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Green Bay, WI. It offers new to 220 feet long. MGBW specializes in the construction of steel and aluminum vessel construction, re? t, repair and maintenance. Burger’s facility, with eight workboats, tugboats, barges, training vessels and patrol boats. Within its repair large heated construction bays, can accommodate vessels to 200-ft. (60m). division, it has a team of 170+ tradespeople cross-trained in welding, pipe? t-

Burger recently delivered a number of vessels, including aluminum catamaran ting, ship ? tting, machining, mechanical and electrical work, propeller work, hull modules, an aluminum explorer yacht, an 89-ft. steel passenger vessel and painting and ? berglass repair. On a routine basis, it hauls vessels up 665-tons to a 78-ft. steel research vessel, and many other ferries, yachts, research vessels, perform coast guard inspections, class surveys, preservation, refurbishments, and passenger vessels. re? ts, engine repowers, structural rein-forcements and hull extensions. www.burgerboatcommercial.com www.marinegroupbw.com www.marinelink.com 73

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