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American Custom Yachts Facility and Assets Acquired by Willis Custom Yachts

July 12, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo courtesy Willis Custom Yachts

STUART, FLORIDA, USA, June 29, 2021/EINPresswire.com/—Willis Custom Yachts announced the acquisition of American Custom Yachts Assets in Stuart, Florida. An icon In the Stuart marine market for decades the American property spans nearly 64 acres. Willis has plans to expand and enhance the facilities in the coming months with an additional 90,000 square feet of boat building and manufacturing facility, add additional covered repair and dockage facilities, add a new 150 Ton travel lift plus an enlarged haul out well with future 220 Ton lift. Additionally, a new waterfront facility east of NW Flagler Ave. in Stuart Florida is being developed for new Yacht customer deliveries very near the Stuart inlet.

With the additional 90,000 square feet of modern and highly automated yacht production facilities, construction times will be greatly shortened while extending the construction capacity and availability of the highest quality custom sport fishing vessels for customers. Expanded haul out and covered repair and dockage facilities will greatly enhance service and refit capabilities and capacities.

Yachts currently under construction are, ACY (American) hull # 22, a 68-footer and WCY (Willis) hull # 15, a 70-footer, and slotted to start construction this summer is WCY (Willis) hull # 16 another 70-footer, with hull #17 length TBD, scheduled to start spring 2022. Future construction slots are currently available but limited while the facilities expand.

Included in the acquisition of assets was also Bausch American Towers which now is part of the WCY family. Tim Bausch will continue to lead the rebranded entity Bausch Towers and will benefit from the new additional facilities and technology enhancements.

The Venture center-console brand was also part of the acquisition and plans are on the drawing board to modernize the brand with all new design and tooling for future opportunities as part of the Willis Custom Yachts family.

MarkCam Inc, the in-house design and CNC business will also be relocating to the new facility
with greatly expanded capacity and capabilities for much larger applications.

Doug West has joined as president and general manager of Yacht Services for WCY. Doug previously served as president/CEO of Lauderdale Marine Center and President of Rybovich in West Palm Beach, FL. Doug’s vast experience in two of the largest marine service facilities in the entire country will be a major contributor in shaping the future of the facility and its operations.

In a statement Mark Wills said, “I am very excited to be able to greatly expand our ability to offer the absolute finest quality custom sport fishing vessels to many new owners. Having waterfront access of this magnitude changes the game for us and will vastly enhance our ability to provide the highest quality service and support to all of our customers.”

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, General News, News, Press Releases Tagged With: American Custom Yachts, boat builder, florida boats, sportfishing boats, willis custom yacyhts

American Unveils New Design in ACY 68

March 29, 2016 By InTheBite Editor

Here is the latest from American Custom Yachts in Stuart, Florida. A new [Read more…]

Filed Under: General News, Splash Reports Tagged With: ACY 68, American Custom Yachts

Go Big With American Custom Yachts

June 29, 2015 By InTheBite Editor

Go Big or Go Home

8In the world of professional sportfishing there’s a strong desire to be different, to set yourself apart from the crowd. Maybe it’s the beat of a different drummer that we seem [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dock Talk, General News Tagged With: American Custom Yachts

New ACY 67

May 11, 2015 By InTheBite Editor

acy2This is the latest new boat build from American Custom Yachts(ACY). On May 4, 2015 ACY performed a test splash to set the waterline of its new 67-footer and will be putting the final touches on her before the official splash. The scheduled finished splash date is set for the end of June. She has the CAT Acert’s for power and look forward to posting more images and a full report on her performance soon.

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Filed Under: Splash Reports Tagged With: ACY 67, American Custom Yachts

American’s New Builds

November 24, 2014 By InTheBite Editor

ACY-1Two new ACY custom sportfishermen sit side-by-side as construction continues and their finished shapes are revealed. The hull of the new ACY68 (on left) was recently flipped and now sets level in its cradle as interior work commences. The tower has been fitted on the new ACY67 (on right) and the hull and deckhouse are prepped for paint as interior construction and finishing continues. The ACY67’s sleek new look is now visible, showing the [Read more…]

Filed Under: Splash Reports Tagged With: ACY, American Custom Yachts, AMerican Custom Yachts boatyard, American Custom Yachts Stuart

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