Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay announced March 3 the successful infusion of a 100-foot carbon fibre hull mould. The mould to be used for a pre-preg carbon hull is one of the largest single hull infusions ever done in the United States and one of a handful of this scale worldwide.

“The amount of planning, organization and coordination required to effect this successful work is formidable,” Hodgdon Yachts President Tim Hodgdon said. “Our talented team along with the vast experience and leadership of our project partners Tim Hacket and Brandon Linton continues to strengthen our core competence in advanced composites.”

The success of large infused composite parts such as this are increasingly giving designers worldwide the confidence to specify advanced composites over other materials given their many advantages. “We are pleased to be one of a handful of shipyards in the world capable of executing projects like this, and to be a leader in this technology in the USA,” Hodgdon said.

Having started in 1816 during the era of wooden ships, Hodgdon is America's oldest boatbuilder. Still family owned, today this company has evolved into a leader in advanced composite construction while maintaining exceptional skills for world class traditional and modern interiors. The company's divisions include Hodgdon Fine Interiors building high end superyacht interiors (up to 80M), Hodgdon Yachts, specializing in custom sail and power yacht construction (up to 60M), Hodgdon Defense Composites building specialized defense craft and Hodgdon Custom Tenders building some of the highest quality superyacht tenders afloat.