Partners
Our Partners & Certifications
The manufacturers we are trained, certified and authorised on
We are not a general yard that will try anything once. Every manufacturer below is one our technicians are trained, certified or factory-authorised on — which is what keeps your warranty intact and what lets us give you a straight answer about which product actually suits your boat.
Coatings
Paint & coatings
Hempel
Certified premier applicator
We were the launch applicator for Hempel Silic One in Washington State and have applied it to more individual boats than any yard in the country. We also apply Hempaspeed thin-film.
Sea Hawk Paints
Certified applicator
Conventional antifouling and barrier coat systems, applied to manufacturer spec so the warranty holds. See bottom paint.
Awlgrip
Awlgrip & Awlcraft 2000
Both systems sprayed in our own 70ft indoor booth, along with Awlwood brightwork. See topside refinishing.
GlideCoat Pro
Certified applicator
Ceramic coating and paint correction that brings sound gelcoat back to a mirror finish.
SeaWide Marine Distribution
Distribution partner
We partnered with SeaWide and Hempel in February 2024 to bring Silic One to Washington State for the first time.
Treadmaster & KiwiGrip
Deck systems
Non-skid deck systems alongside re-moulded pattern nonskid taken from the original deck.
Propulsion & stabilisation
Engines, thrusters & stabilisers
Yanmar
Gold-Level Certified Dealer
One of the highest distinctions in the Yanmar service network — full repowers, factory-certified diagnostics, genuine parts and warranty support.
ABT-TRAC
Certified installation yard
We are the area’s only certified ABT-TRAC yard, with factory-certified technicians for all of their systems. See thrusters & stabilizers.
WESMAR
Certified installation yard
Metal-bladed, rebuildable thrusters and fin stabilisers built to be serviced rather than replaced. We fit and service the full range.
Seakeeper
Installer
Gyro stabilisers and Seakeeper Ride trim systems, fitted in-house alongside the composites and hydraulic work a retrofit needs.
Volvo Penta
Service & survey
Structured engine survey and factory-interval service, documented to the same standard as our Yanmar work.
Power & electronics
Electrical, lithium & navigation
EPOCH Batteries
Washington’s largest dealer
LiFePO4 marine batteries, sized and installed to manufacturer specification and our own written procedure — and held in stock. See EPOCH marine batteries.
Victron Energy
Authorised dealer
Inverters, chargers, regulators and monitoring, installed as a system. See marine electrical.
Garmin
Authorized Reseller
Chartplotters, MFDs and NMEA 2000 networks, planned and labelled and documented.
Egis Mobile Electric
Switching & protection
Marine-rated 500 A remote battery switches and NMEA 2000 digital switching — the switchgear a lithium bank actually needs.
DoD SkillBridge
Approved industry partner
Our 22-week Marine Service Technician program for transitioning service members. See careers.
Simrad
Dealer and installer
Chartplotters, autopilots and radar, specified and installed as part of the vessel’s NMEA 2000 network.
Interstate Batteries
Stocking dealer
Conventional starting and house batteries, stocked at both yards — so a battery that fails on Friday is replaced on Friday.
KBi Kold-Ban
Capacitive starting
KAPower supercapacitor modules, sold for boats as BoatStartPlus. Cranking power held independently of the batteries, recharged in about thirty seconds, and built to supplement the cranking limits of a lithium system.
For manufacturers & distributors
Working with us
If you build marine products and want them fitted properly in the Pacific Northwest, we are worth talking to. Manufacturers already send us product to field-test, and often — run on working boats in the Salish Sea and reported back honestly, including when the answer is not the one that was hoped for. We hold factory certification across coatings, propulsion, stabilisation and power, we train our own technicians to a written standard, and we document what we do. We are also happy to supply case material — hulls, data and owner permission — for your own marketing.
Essential Shipyard 