Boatbuilder training

Thanks to you, no one will be shipwrecked – Boatbuilder Apprenticeship. Water is your element, but a job as a lifeguard is too wet for you? Boatbuilders (m/f/d) specializing in new construction, conversion, and refitting build paddle boats and rowboats, sailboats, motor and sailing yachts, as well as smaller fishing cutters, barges, and other commercial vessels for inland and maritime shipping. They design components such as the hull and deck and assemble them into the boat's body. For larger boats, they also construct the superstructure, handle the interior fittings, and manufacture the masts and spars. Their materials include not only wood, but also steel, aluminum, and fiber-reinforced plastics. In addition to building new boats, they carry out repair and conversion work. To protect the deck and superstructure, but especially the hull, from damage caused by water and weather, they, for example, paint the surfaces. They treat the underwater areas of the watercraft with special coatings. After thorough examination, they repair any existing structural or material damage to the hull and superstructure.