{"id":19345,"date":"2025-10-29T20:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19345"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:04:08","slug":"video-master-boat-unveils-its-new-state-of-the-art-dry-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19345","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders, Inc. has taken delivery of a new, state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art floating dry dock, giving the company direct control over launch schedules and accelerating vessel deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Designed and built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conradindustries.com\/\">Conrad Shipyard,<\/a> the dry dock measures 155 x 66 feet wide with 41 foot tall wing walls. It has a 2,000\u2011ton lifting capacity, and incorporates a barge bow to enable efficient towing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MASCO DD\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbYIJymAw2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Master Boat will use the dock to launch recently constructed vessels. Previously, the shipbuilder rolled vessels onto a barge and towed them to third-party facilities in Alabama and Mississippi for launch \u2013 forcing it to be dependent on the availability and schedule of other yards. Now, Master Boat will have the ability to launch directly from its facility along the Theodore Industrial Canal, eliminating external constraints while improving reliability and cadence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about improving our capacity, schedule certainty and cadence of delivery, especially as we begin to take on more work, especially government and defense programs,\u201d said Garrett Rice, president of Master Boat Builders. \u201cBy modernizing how we launch and bringing that capability under our own roof, we\u2019re now able to deliver critical vessels with greater predictability and certainty.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7GiLrGIMZP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/shipyards\/shipyard-news\/austal-usa-and-master-boat-partner-up\/\">Austal USA and Master Boat partner up<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cAustal USA and Master Boat partner up\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/shipyards\/shipyard-news\/austal-usa-and-master-boat-partner-up\/embed\/#?secret=WQlcR1ru5Z#?secret=7GiLrGIMZP\" data-secret=\"7GiLrGIMZP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The new dry dock complements Master Boat\u2019s recently announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/shipbuilding\/shipyards\/shipyard-news\/austal-usa-and-master-boat-partner-up\/\">strategic partnership <\/a>with Austal USA.<\/p>\n<p>The two companies aim to strengthen the domestic maritime industrial base by increasing the ability of proven, regional shipyards to take on large, complex programs for the U.S. government. Under the MOU, the companies will collaborate on current programs under contract to Austal USA as well as on future efforts, enabling greater flexibility to meet evolving fleet requirements. By distributing work across complementary facilities, Austal USA and Master Boat aim to reduce bottlenecks, shorten production schedules, and create surge capacity for future demand. The companies also intend to co-invest in workforce development initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one more step in de\u2011risking schedules for our customers,\u201d said Rice. \u201cWhen we control launch windows on our term, we protect delivery momentum, reduce bottlenecks, and keep our focus where it belongs \u2013 building hardworking boats, on time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Master Boat dry dock\" class=\"wp-image-104218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck-209x157.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/insidedrydovck-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/video-master-boat-unveils-its-new-state-of-the-art-dry-dock\/\">VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/video-master-boat-unveils-its-new-state-of-the-art-dry-dock\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-master-boat-unveils-its-new-state-of-the-art-dry-dock\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders, Inc. has taken delivery of a new, state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art floating dry dock, giving the company direct control over launch schedules and accelerating vessel deliveries. Designed and built by Conrad Shipyard, the dry dock measures 155 x 66 feet wide with 41 foot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6851,6008,388,192,4052,199,285,216],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-19345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-floating-dry-dock","category-garrett-rice","category-inland-and-coastal","category-marinelog","category-master-boat-builders","category-news","category-shipyard-news","category-video","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}