What Kind is It? It's a Custom

Take a look at your local harbor. Surely it is filled with boats of all shapes and sizes with some regions having a particular bias towards power or sail due to prevailing conditions. Perhaps your area is home to a large production boat builder and many of the boats at the local marina reflect the work of the home grown boating industry. We've seen that quite a few boats never stray very far from their roots.

But what about those boats that look "different"? There's bound to be a few in at any anchorage or mooring field. You know, the boats that leave you scratching your head wondering, "Gee I've never seen one of those before. Who built that, anyway?"

Part of the beauty of the boating industry is that it is filled with dreamers and innovators, a few of whom have decided that production boats don't quite meet their needs. So they take out pencil and paper, draw up their own design and after many years of molding,laminating, sawing, and swearing, they lauch their very own pride and joy in the harbor. Some take a less time intensive approach and commission a design with a naval architect and a custom builder builds it to order. But it is equally a labor of love to create such a product.

So how does this all relate to Edson? Well, we get calls from the dreamers and designers for sure. Because even though there are plenty of new ideas about boat design, most builders and designers find it prudent to go to a proven source of components for steering systems. And with the help of our engineers and on site Naval Architect, we can help in the design phase of most sailboat steering project.

And what about the person who is the second, or maybe even the third or fourth owner of a custom built boat? Edson can help them too. Because we keep records, very good records, of most every boat that we've outfitted with Edson steering. And in a pinch, Edson puts their name and a "figure" or part number on virtually every part we sell. That makes it much easier to identify and get replacement parts for an otherwise custom built boat's steering system. Finally, every Edson steering pedestal has a serial number and from that information, we can usually track down when and to whom the steering gear was sold.

And now that the one off builder has vanished into the past, what happens when a specialty casting or deck fitting is needed? Edson can help there, too, because the Edson Anbar Foundry and Edson Quality Welding Division are uniquely suited to build hard to find custom replacement castings and weldments for custom projects.

Whether you own a production built boat or have built or acquired a custom boat project, Edson is here for you with technical support and a helping hand. If we don't know what it is, send us a picture or "as built" drawing and tell us what what you need. Whether it is one of a thousand, or just one of a kind, we love boats and we know you do, too.