Palm Beach Motor Yachts Yard Tour

Exclusive Tour: Palm Beach Motor Yachts.

By Daniel Harding

June 7, 2016

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An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Known for creating yachts with elegant lines and a high level of fit and finish,
we went down under to find out exactly how these stunners are brought to life.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Traditional wooden construction in the interior results in a beautiful finish.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Laminated printouts of the design provide a blueprint for the many craftsmen.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
In some factories you see machines replacing skilled labor. While Palm Beach employees a heavy-duty C&C machine, dozens of skilled boat builders can be seen bustling about in the Australian facility.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
The fiberglass hardtop is finished and prepared to be placed on a completed deck.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Palm Beach yachts are offered with a multitude of propulsion options,
but pods have been extremely popular for the brand.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
While most of the hull is comprised of hand-laid fiberglass,
stringers and bulkheads are infused.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Purple pails of resin are applied layer, by painstaking layer,
resulting in a boat that is lightweight and strong.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Palm Beach builds their hulls in two halves and then joins them in the center.
That three-foot garbage pail gives you a sense of the volume that is inside these boats.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
During our visit four boats were in various points of the build process.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
In some shops you’ll find a lot of different veneers, that’s not the case here.
Real, heavy woods line the shop walls, waiting their turn to be incorporated into a build.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Carpentry skills are passed down to the next generation of craftsmen.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
And you thought all those pretty, round wooden edges on a Palm Beach just bent themselves?

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
The Rover B C&C machine stands at the ready.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Even the best C&C machines can’t replicate the type of
detailed joinery that a life-long carpenter can.

An inside look at how Palm Beach creates their semi-custom yachts.
Down to the smallest detail, Palm Beach strives for
—and refuses to settle for anything other than—perfection.
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Daniel Harding

One of the lucky ones who was born into boating, Dan grew up cruising aboard his family’s 33 Egg Harbor. Marinas and boatyards served as summer school and the foundation for a career on the water. When not chasing stories for this magazine he can be found cruising Long Island Sound with his wife, son and faithful (furry) first mate Salty.

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