Business has skyrocketed at the Kodiak Shipyard during the eight months since Highmark Marine Fabrication took over operations at the facility, the owner of the company said last week. Â
âNormally the city would haul 30 to 35 boats per year, and we ve hauled 28 boats in eight months,â said Cooper Curtis, the owner of the Kodiak-based marine service company.Â
With bookings already made through July, he said he expects to nearly double business by the end of the year.Â
Curtis said the company runs the shipyard at very little profit, but benefits from contracts with boat owners for work on their vessels. He hopes that if the company can secure funding for a paint shelter, the shipyard will be able to attract even more new business.Â