Boat Building School - Marine Trades Institute

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COMPREHENSIVE CAREER BOAT BUILDING PROGRAM

Dive into a career that combines the traditional with the modern, craftsmanship with skill, and passion with work. This is where timeless techniques meet innovation, and your expertise shapes the next generation of the marine industry.

TRAIN IN A REAL-WORLD SHOP AND ON THE WATER!

12

Month Program

Three

15-week semesters

80%

Hands-on Training

Small

Class sizes

Program Focus

  • Shop and Boatyard Safety
  • Traditional Boat Building
  • Basic Woodworking
  • Planking Techniques
  • Composite Repair
  • Hull Shape and Construction
  • Mechanical Installation
  • And More!

Career Pathways

  • Marine Carpentry
  • Dealerships
  • Marine Manufacturing
  • Boat Restoration
  • Custom Boat Building
  • Marinas
  • Entrepreneurship
  • And More!

Grant Vale

Amazing Alumni

What I love most about my current job is that I get to be on the water every day and since I am on commission, I can be as busy as I want to be. In Austin the boating industry is huge, and the demand is very high for people like me. This allows me to work as much as I’d like. Seeing different calibers of boats from a 17ft fishing boat to 60 ft yachts to 115 ft houseboats gives me a wide variety of vessels to work on and learn from. This is why I chose this location.

Grant Vale | '21 | Hurst Harbor