Here is an example of how to make a couple of small improvements to a luxury yacht. This is the  Pilot's station trimmed out in wood, replacing factory installed vinyl. This is some of what was installed by the manufacturer of the yacht. I took all the original upholstered pieces back to my workshop and then carefully ...

Aboard this 54' Bertram is a large storage space on the starboard side of the salon. My job was to design and build a bar for the liqueur bottles and somehow still allow access to the storage compartment behind it. After some thought I realized I could hinge the cabinet if ...

This client needed furniture to complete her ideal of having her work place at home and on the water. We discussed the basic storage needs and the shape of the 'L' desk, which consisted of files, printer, binders, keyboard tray, and a place for her laptop. I proposed two 30" wide file drawers as well ...

The couple who own and live on this yacht were tired of the cramped space dominated by a large refrigerator. They needed the space to open up as well as have more storage cabinets. We spent many days discussing the design, and it became a fun genesis to their ulimate galley. We went with a ...

This yacht, a Searay, was built in the mid '80's and my job here was to simply replace the Lucite handrails, black acrylic panels and pickled oak tambour and mirror frames with the wood shown here, called bubinga. The interior of this large power boat consists of a galley, a big salon, guest berth, two ...

This convertible table was commissioned by the owners of this 'megayacht' in Miami to make dinner on board closer to what they enjoy at home. Of course, a permanent table large enough to seat everyone would overwhelm the cockpit area. The modern lines of the table are consistent with the Italian design of the vessel. ...

The owners of this large motor-yacht hired me to re-design this forward cabin. They stipulated that the cabin retain the capacity to sleep two, but to be furnished for use as an office when guests were not on board. It originally came with two starboard bunks, one on top of the other, and a couple ...

52 ft. Cross-designed trimaran. Wooden boat building and boatwright skills were applied here to re-construct the fair lines of this multihull. The insurers were doubtful as to her salvageability. However, she is now plying the turquoise waters of the Bahamas. The original builders used cold molding method of veneer and epoxy lamination and my job ...

This unit, built and varnished in-shop, is made up of three sections. The largest houses the boats bigger, new engine and still fits through the boat's main hatch. The other two pieces fasten on using brass thumbscrews. The client wanted to have access panels on four sides to service the engine and also be able ...

The kind owner of this boat gave me license to build functional art. It began with a form that matched the deck's camber onto which the acrylic was heat-formed. The curved acrylic was set into a water-tight seal that also allows it to expand as sunlight hits it throughout the day. The 36 in. wide, ...

This photo shows a typical layout for a midsize sailboat navigation station, in this case made of teak. The tabletop hinges up to access a compartment for charts. An overhead panel will house the various electronic gear such as GPS, depth, speed, wind direction, radios, radar screen, and below that a shelf for books, a ...

This picture, taken just before installation, shows how my custom yacht cabinets can be fabricated entirely in my workshop from exact measurements of all adjoining surfaces on-board. Given that the inside of boats are only curves and obtuse angles, this is not as simple as making a set of kitchen cabinets! Moreover, the finish on ...