West Bay Boats
West Bay Boats is located in the Down East coastal town of Steuben, Maine - east of Mt. Desert Island, right in the hub of Maine boat building, (where the ‘real’ Down East begins). Passionate about their heritage, West Bay Boats, a family run business, is now training members of the fourth generation. They are proud to be carrying on the tradition of boat building, an industry that was established in Down East Maine area many years ago. The company was started when owner Paul West, together with his son Vaughn, began building custom-built boats in the early 1980’s. Paul had previously apprenticed under Henry Hinckley and mastered both the art of wooden- boat construction and the science of modern high-tech composites.
They began with little more than a few power tools, skills acquired through a background in carpentry and a shared desire.
It is the goal of West Bay Boats to create the power yacht which you seek, equipped to your specifications and crafted to the industry’s highest standards. Each boat is constructed with skill, integrity, and an eye for detail, together with the latest materials. Hulls and decks are laminated using stitched fabrics, vinyl ester resins and are constructed with either a balsa or a foam core. Infusion molding (a new technique using vacuum bagging, replacing the hand lay-up method) is now also being incorporated into their production process. West Bay Boats offers the “Evolution Shaft System”, which greatly enhances the quietness, fuel efficiency and speed of the Company’s boats.
For more information, please visit http://www.westbayboats.com