(Ep 8) Regal Boats FACTORY TOUR 2024: How Boats are Made
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- EPISODE 8
Regal Boats FACTORY TOUR: How Boats are Made
In this episode of From 100 to 26, we travel to Orlando, Florida to one of the few family owned and operated U.S. based boat manufacturers. Founded in 1969 by Paul and Carol Kuck with a vision of innovation and customer satisfaction, they formed a legacy and defined a new standard in boating luxury. More than fifty years later,the award winning family owned company has grown to become a leading player in the boating industry.
During our factory tour, Jake Kuck, one of the owners and the Vice President of North American Sales and Marketing, spends a full day with us as we go through an in-depth walkthrough of the entire 650,000 square foot facility where over 900 team members work everyday creating Regal Boats. The Orlando based manufacturing facility builds almost 1500 Regal Boats per year! Today, Regal Boats is ranked highest in customer satisfaction by both JD Power and Associates and the National Marine Manufacturers' Association.
Out on the production line we see the full gamut of Regal Boats attention to detail across various assembly lines and all the detailed processes that go into constructing the brand's current models - from the largest outboard luxury yachts on the market (such as the 42XO) to their smallest bowriders, all of the boats receive the same level of attention to detail. With almost everything made in-house including all cushions, cabinets, wiring harnesses, etc. it is an incredible process to see in their state of the art facility.
Regal Boat uses cutting edge technology such as CNC machines (computer numerical control machines) to ensure every various components from seat cushions to cabinetry are cut to perfection every single time.
We were also blown away by how Regal Boats puts color on the hulls of their boats. Unlike other boat manufacturers, Regal does not use paint when it comes to the color of their hulls; rather, they use colored fiberglass. The color is actually poured into the fiberglass during the manufacturing process. This makes for an extremely durable, long lasting finish.
And finally, the most exciting part of our visit was seeing the innovative technique Regal Boats uses when assembling their boats. Instead of using stick construction which means little parts of the interior are assembled one part at a time, Regal uses a solid fiberglass liner where the entire interior is assembled on this rigid fiberglass floor, including all wiring, plumbing, cabinets, beds, etc, then this entire assembly is flown over by crane and placed into the hull where all the tanks and electrical components have already been installed. This liner the then set into the hull and the deck on top of the liner to finish the assembly, simply cutting edge technology.
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:56 - Jake Kuck Vice President North American Sales & Marketing of Regal Boats Interview
4:47 - The Lamination Process & Building the Boat
10:05 - Wiring the Boat & Making It All Work
15:15 - Boat Seat Cushions Design & Fabrication
21:33 - Boat Cabinetry Design & Fabrication
23:20 - Small Boat Assembly - Building the Boat
26:14 - Big Boat Final Assembly - Building the Boat
30:54 - Sneak Peak of Our New Regal Boat 38XO
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I work in the engineering department at Regal. One thing to note aside from boat building… is that this company is fabulous to work for and they really really value their employees. Been there for 3 years now.
Hey JP, Thanks so much for watching the channel and your support... we truly do appreciate it. It is great to hear that Regal is an amazing company to work for... I surmised as much as when we were at the factory, everyone seemed to really enjoy what they were doing and took pride in their jobs. Keep rocking the engineering, we enjoy the products you create.
@@From100to26 thank you sir. It really is fulfilling to see these boats come to life. We just released our biggest project in a while. The 50 SAV. Thank you for the kind words.
Fascinating stuff! Have driven past their Orlando HQ on numerous occasions in my job, neat to see what takes place inside! Got another sub, will be following along in your adventures with the new boat!
Hey Jon! Thanks so much for watching the channel and your support! It is really an amazing facility!
Awesome video. As usual, can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for all of the support!!!
Yeah, I haven’t seen this in the power boat, a channel named Sketch to Sea did something similar with a Cat Sailer. This is exciting!
Thanks so much for watching! We figured we would take people along!! Hope you had a great New Years!
They have had factory tours for customers and visitors in the past!
Yep.. you are totally correct.. but they suspended this because of Covid. They just opened up tours again (in the last two weeks). Since there has not been anyone who did a video on the factory, we wanted to bring that to everyone. Thanks so much for the support and watching the channel, it means a lot to us!
exterior paint utilized by Formula/TIara is much nicer IMO...
Btw 95 % of boat manufacturers do gelcoat the same way. Very little paint
I have a 2022 38XO and did the factory tour as well. The factory customer service reps have been Fantastic to work with. I live in Florida and they have been to my dock to address punch list issues. I recently purchased Sharrow props and can’t wait to test them
Oh excellent! I can’t wait to hear about the performance improvements for the Sharrow props!! Keep me posted! Thanks again for your support and watching the videos!
I have a lot of experience with the Sharrow props. I worked Sharrow early on to test them on my 38XO. Once you get yours I would like to connect to discuss further.
Yes I would like to hear about your Sharrow experience. I hope to them soon. They have been telling me 2 weeks out since late October
Do you use a prop lock?
I installed the Sharrow props and did a quick test run yesterday. The boat was full of fuel and water. Calm waters with light winds
RPM vs MPH
RPM. Stock. Sharrow
3000. 11.9. 18.1
3500. 15.3. 28
4000. 28.7. 37
Still working on motor trim. Seemed like I needed 30-40% trim. With sharrow prop
@@NOLAMG wow that is some amazing performance difference… they still charging 5k per?
Subscribed, curious to see what you do and where you go with your new boat. I have dreams of doing the great loop with a regal 42 or 53 sport coupe.
Hey Robert! Thanks so much for the support!! We will let you know how a long trip will be on the 38.. we plan on being on it for about 6-8 weeks this summer on a bigger trip
@rogerb3155 awesome! My wife and I currently own a regal 28 express and we love it. Lived on it for a summer and regularly do weekend trips. Being on lake superior a boat with no isinglass sounds nice. Enjoying the other videos on your channel too. Cheers!
Excellent video. Curious as to why you decided to go with the 38XO vrs the 42XO?
Hey Robert. Excellent question! There are some aspects of the 42 that we like over the 38, and there are some aspects of the 38 we like over the 42. This will be featured in an upcoming video but the short version is we like the layout of the salon and the rear cockpit area of the 38 but like the two bathroom option of the 42…. So it was kind of a toss up. We are hoping for a refresh of the 42 that might address some of these issues. Thanks so much for the support and watching the videos!
great video i learn a lot from the video i hope you enjoy your new boat ill wait for the next video congratulation
@@germanlopez4134 Thank you so much and I am glad you learned a lot from the video, that was our goal is to share all the things we learned about Regal going to the factory with everyone! Thanks so much for your support!!
What manufacturers have moved overseas? I have been in the industry 23 years and can only name 3.
Thank you for watching the channel and your support. Good question but I think the answer is in part of your question. That said, one of the most recent is Wellcraft, now no longer a US owned company and their best selling boats the Wellcraft 335 and 435 are now made in Poland. In addition some US manufactures have outsourced major assemblies overseas and are simply assembling their boats in the US. There are also several new boat manufactures that are making a rather large splash here in the US all foreign built. The question I asked was more to give Jake the opportunity to explain Regals commitment to the Orlando area. We truly appreciate the support and thank you for the question.
@@From100to26 Good answer. Wellcraft moving some production to Poland has been the boat manufacturing story in Europe over the last two decades. Many of the new premium stepped hulled 'adventure boats' are now built there, as are some of the French Beneteau & Jeanneau boats, power & sail. For the U.S. builders, it's potentially a cost savings to build in Poland but a cost penalty to then ship them back to the U.S. It will be interesting to watch Wellcraft's experience.
@@jacktyler7599 I would expect Wellcarft to move all of their production to Poland since they are now owned by Beneteau.... or the other rumor I heard is they might phase out all the smaller boat production and only focus on the 335/435 since those boats are their best selling boats now.
Please be careful, excitement about your new Regal aside, not to drink the Koolaide. E.g. a color-impregnated gelcoat surface may be thicker than paint, but the LPU paints hold their color better than gelcoat, fading more slowly. And good for you to mention vacuum bagging. GRP boats not built with these new techniques are mirroring boats built in the 1950's.
Thanks again for your comments and opinions. I share a slightly different opinion having extensive experience in the aviation paint business and having owned Regals in the past as well as boats that have been painted. Our most recent one being Bravo our 100 foot Expedition vessel which was painted with single stage, 5 coats of top coat and 2 coats of primer.