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Hull Repair & Plating
Cut-out and weld-in of corroded hull sections. 316 stainless, mild steel, aluminum. Pressure-tested seams.
316 stainless · mild steel · aluminum
Seattle · Puget Sound · Mobile crew
Built to take
the sea.
We love to weld.
Nearly three decades welding the Puget Sound — hulls, docks, piers, working vessels. Saltwater-grade welds by a small, hands-on bilingual crew. Active vendor for the City of Seattle.
30yr
On Puget Sound
L&I
Licensed · FABRIFL811JN
City
of Seattle vendor
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Where we've welded
Fishermen's TerminalShilshole MarinaLake UnionElliott BayPort of TacomaBallard LocksEverett MarinaBell HarborPort of BellinghamFishermen's TerminalShilshole MarinaLake UnionElliott BayPort of TacomaBallard LocksEverett MarinaBell HarborPort of Bellingham
Scroll · Rust to steel
Rust eats hulls.
Saltwater never sleeps. Pinholes become leaks. Leaks become haul-outs.
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What we weld
Specifically marine. Specifically built to last.
Marine work isn't shop work. Saltwater finds every pinhole. Every spec below is what we actually do — no filler, no generic 'cutting-edge' copy.
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Dock & Pier Fabrication
Custom steel dock frames, gangways, ladders. Built for constant marine exposure and tide cycling.
Frames · gangways · ladders
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Aluminum TIG / MIG / Stick
Working-boat aluminum, fish-hold repair, mast and rail fab. Clean TIG passes that pass survey.
Survey-grade TIG on aluminum
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On-Site Mobile Welding
We bring the rig to your slip, dry dock, or job site across the Sound. Tacoma to Bellingham.
Tacoma to Bellingham
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Corrosion & Anode Work
Galvanic corrosion assessment, sacrificial anode install, bonding system repair.
Sacrificial anodes · bonding systems
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Custom Marine Fab
Brackets, rails, davits, fuel tanks, exhaust runs — drawn, cut and welded to spec.
Brackets · rails · davits · tanks
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On Puget Sound water
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Vessels back in service
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City of Seattle vehicles
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Our work
Recent work.
Real vessels and structures across the Puget Sound — welded to spec, back in service fast. Drag the handle to see before / after.
Hull RepairBeforeAfter
BeforeAfterHull Repair — Fishermen's Terminal
Saltwater-resistant hull weld, vessel back in the water in days.
Dock Fabrication
BeforeAfter
BeforeAfterDock & Pier Fabrication — Lake Union
Custom steel dock frame built for constant marine exposure.
Custom Fab
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BeforeAfterCustom Boat Fab — Shilshole Marina
Bespoke 316 marine-grade stainless rails and brackets.
Aluminum TIG
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BeforeAfterAluminum Vessel Weld — Ballard
TIG aluminum repair on a working fishing boat.
On-Site
BeforeAfter
BeforeAfterOn-Site Structural Weld — Tacoma
Mobile pier reinforcement, welded on location.
Corrosion
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BeforeAfterCorrosion / Anode Work — Elliott Bay
Sacrificial anode install and corrosion-grade repair.
In the yard
"If salt water can find it, we've welded it. Nearly three decades on this water — same crew, same standards."
— The Fabricator crew · Ballard, Seattle
Quote configurator
Build your marine estimate in 30 seconds.
Pick your vessel, the job, the material. We'll show a real range — then a real welder follows up within 24h. No spam, no auto-bots.
Your selection
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A small shop that takes the work the big yards won't.
The Fabricator is a hands-on marine welding crew working out of Ballard. We're not a NAVSEA-scale yard and we don't pretend to be — we're the people boat owners, marinas and small contractors call when a job is too small, too urgent, or too specific for the big shops.
The crew is bilingual (English and Spanish), the rig is mobile, and everything that leaves our shop is welded by a real human who's been doing this on Puget Sound water for years. No subcontracting, no surprises.
We're a small, bilingual team that handles the honest jobs — hulls, docks, anodes, aluminum. We show up at your slip, work clean, and leave your boat ready to go back in the water.
How we work
Three steps. Marked like draft.
Numbers below are stacked like draft marks on a hull — depth at the waterline. Same idea here: every step is at a known depth, no surprises.
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Site visit & spec
We come to your slip or yard, measure, photograph, talk through the job, and write a fixed quote.
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Fab & weld
Material cut and welded — TIG, MIG, or stick — to the right marine grade. Procedure-matched to the job.
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Test & deliver
Visual + pressure / dye-pen test where it matters. Documented. Vessel back in the water.
Free estimate
Tell us about the job.
Describe the vessel, the issue, and the timeline. A real welder reads every message — usually replies same day.
Main
(206) 293-4543
Sales
(206) 640-6034
Shop
837 NW 49th St, Seattle, WA 98107 (Ballard)
Hours
Mon–Fri 7:00am – 3:00pm · Sat/Sun closed
WA UBI 604 345 518 · License FABRIFL811JN · Verify on L&I