Giddings Boat Works

What Giddings Boat Works does

Giddings Boat Works is a privately-held marine construction and repair shipyard founded in 1979 in Charleston, Oregon, operating within the Charleston Marina Complex under a lease with the International Port of Coos Bay. The yard builds, repairs, and modifies commercial fishing vessels for owner-operators and captains working along the Pacific West Coast from California to Alaska, and has extended its commercial scope into aquaculture by supplying custom-built barges for Pacific Aquaculture / Pacific Seafood steelhead farming operations on the Columbia River.

The company's core technical capability is heavy marine steel and aluminum fabrication, supported by a 250-ton Ways haul-out system that is a regional differentiator for handling large commercial vessels. Service lines span custom vessel construction, dock-side and haul-out repair, hull rebuilds and sponson retrofits, structural steel work, sandblasting and marine painting, foam and fiberglass work, and custom barge construction. The yard maintains an in-house team of welders and fitters with multi-decade marine steel experience and operates an on-site collaborative partnership with Tarheel Aluminum and Fabrication, a family-operated adjacent fabrication shop. Marquee builds include vessels featured on the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" series (F/V Time Bandit, Aleutian Ballad, Maverick, Ramblin' Rose), anchoring the yard's brand within the commercial fishing community.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: revenue is generated from individual vessel contracts, multi-month new builds, and recurring haul-out, repair, and sponson work, with no published pricing. The customer mix spans individual owner-operator captains, larger commercial fishing enterprises, and aquaculture operators. Headcount is reported at 40+ employees, though one third-party firmographic source lists 6, indicating data-quality variance. Operations have been continuous since 1979; the most recently confirmed new vessel build is F/V Evie Grace (2018), and sponson retrofit work has continued through 2024–2025. No public financials, funding rounds, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Giddings Boat Works

Legal name

Giddings Boat Works

Website

https://giddingsboatworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Giddings Boat Works, founded in 1979 in Charleston, Oregon, builds and repairs commercial fishing vessels for Pacific West Coast operators from California to Alaska, with services spanning custom construction, sponsoning, steel fabrication, repair, and aquaculture barge construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Marine Vessel Construction and Repair

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Boat Building (336612)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Recreational Fishing & Sportfishing Boat Manufacturing (IMAJAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dredging Support & Utility Workboats (Dredge Tenders, Barges, Utility Boats) (IMAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial boat building
• Marine steel fabrication
• Fishing vessel repair
• Shipyard haul-out services
• Custom barge construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Vessel Repair and Maintenance Services: Hourly-based and quote-based repair services including dock-side repairs, haul-outs, rigging, welding, electrical, paint and coatings, carpentry, machining, propulsion, plumbing and retrofitting work.
2. Rebuilds and Sponson Jobs: Major vessel reconstruction projects including complete sponson jobs to widen and/or lengthen vessels, ranging from minor changes to extensive modifications.
3. Custom Boat Construction: Custom new boat builds for commercial fishing vessels, delivering fully customized vessels built to owner specifications including custom galleys, amenities, and bespoke interiors.
4. Barge Construction: Custom barge and work boat construction for aquaculture and other commercial operations, with designs that can be pre-fabricated for transport.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Giddings Boat Works is a commercial shipyard that builds and repairs commercial fishing vessels, with a specialization in marine steel and aluminum fabrication. Core offerings include custom new boat construction, vessel repair and haul-out services, hull expansions through sponsoning, steel work, surface preparation and painting, foam and fiberglass work, and custom barge construction for aquaculture operations.

Product overview

Giddings Boat Works operates as a commercial boat building and repair service company with a single integrated service model. The company offers a comprehensive suite of marine services anchored by Custom Construction (new boat builds), combined with Repair Services (Dock-Side/Haul-Out Repair, Rebuilds & Sponson Jobs, Steel Work, Sand Blasting and Painting, Foam and Fiberglass), plus specialized Custom Barge Builder services. All offerings are delivered through their shipyard facility in Charleston, Oregon, supporting commercial fishing vessels, barges, and tug boats along the Pacific West Coast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Construction Full custom boat building services for commercial fishing vessels, including custom galley designs, amenities, specialized sleeping quarters, and bespoke interiors tailored to client specifications.
• Dock-Side and Haul-Out Repair Comprehensive vessel repair services including rigging, welding, custom metal fabrication, electrical work, paint and coatings, carpentry, machining, propulsion, plumbing, and retrofitting. Services offered via dock-side repair moorings, rail-system haul-out up to 250 tons, and marine travel-lift haul-out up to 60 tons.
• Rebuilds and Sponson Jobs Vessel rebuilding services including minor repairs such as fresh paint through to complete sponson jobs that widen and/or lengthen vessels, utilizing on-site steel and aluminum fabrication shops.
• Steel Work Marine steelwork services including custom steel piece creation, damage repair from collisions, steel renewal and replacement, hull expansion, and custom metal fabrication for fishing, crabbing, shrimping vessels, oyster boats, and tug boats.
• Sand Blasting and Painting Surface preparation and coating services including sandblasting and painting for vessel hulls and superstructures.
• Foam and Fiberglass Foam and fiberglass repair and fabrication services for commercial fishing vessels.
• Custom Barge Builder Custom barge construction services including aquaculture barges, powered barges, and Pacific Coast oyster barges, with pre-fabricated hulls designed for transport as wide loads to support operations such as Pacific Seafood steelhead farms on the Columbia River.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sponsoned F/V Collier Brothers from 24ft to 34ft breadth in approximately 5 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tarheel Aluminum and FabricationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily-run custom aluminum fabrication shop located on the same waterfront lot as Giddings Boat Works. Owned and operated by Kyle Cox (son of Ray). Builds aluminum wheelhouses and components for GBW boat and barge projects. Provides complementary aluminum fabrication capabilities that Giddings leverages for their vessel construction projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vigor Industrial: Large Pacific Northwest shipyard group with operations in Seattle, Portland, and Alaska covering commercial shipbuilding, repair, and conversion for fishing, ferry, government, and offshore customers. Comparable as a regional shipyard serving the same commercial fishing customer base as Giddings, but at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• Foss Maritime: Long-established Pacific Northwest marine services company operating tugs, barges, and shipyard/repair facilities serving commercial maritime customers. Comparable in regional Pacific marine services footprint, though its core business is vessel operation rather than custom fishing-vessel construction like Giddings.

Direct peers

• Armstrong Marine: Pacific Northwest and Alaska builder of aluminum commercial vessels, patrol boats, and fishing industry craft. Closely comparable to Giddings in targeting working-boat operators along the same Pacific coast geography with custom fabrication.
• All American Marine: Bellingham, WA builder of aluminum commercial vessels including research boats, ferries, and patrol craft. Comparable to Giddings as a Pacific Northwest custom boat builder serving niche commercial marine operators with bespoke vessel construction.
• Nichols Brothers Boat Builders: Pacific Northwest (Freeland, WA) steel and aluminum vessel builder serving commercial marine customers including ferries, fishing, and government work. Directly comparable to Giddings as a regional custom commercial-vessel builder with steel fabrication depth and haul-out capabilities.
• Kvichak Marine Industries: Seattle-based builder of aluminum commercial workboats, patrol vessels, and passenger boats (now part of Vigor). Comparable to Giddings in building custom commercial craft for working-boat customers on the Pacific coast, with similar niche-vessel focus.
• Marco Marine Shipyard: Seattle-area shipyard providing commercial vessel construction, repair, and haul-out services for fishing and workboat operators. Directly comparable to Giddings as a regional Pacific NW shipyard offering integrated build and repair services to the commercial fishing fleet.
• Stabbert Maritime: Seattle-based shipyard and vessel construction firm serving commercial marine clients including fishing and industrial operators. Comparable to Giddings as a regional Pacific NW shipyard offering custom vessel construction and repair services.

Regional players

• Washburn & Doughty: East Boothbay, Maine builder of custom commercial steel vessels including fishing boats, research vessels, and yacht support craft. Comparable to Giddings in building custom commercial fishing vessels with a similar craft-shop business model, but operating on the East Coast rather than the Pacific Northwest.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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