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KKMI Blog

Adios 2023

As we complete another year, please join me for a moment to look astern, in addition to our course ahead….. This past year we expanded our management team in both yards in anticipation of the retirement and shifting responsibilities within that team. This process has...

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Commercial Fishermen Offer

10/24/2023 KKMI Boatyard Offers Assistance to Commercial Fishermen Reeling in the bad taste of lost revenue Pt. Richmond, CA — 10/24/2023 — KKMI announced today they will be offering free haulouts to commercial fishing vessels, giving this hard-hit industry some much...

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KQED BayCuriousNewsletter – Peer into SF Piers

This information was copied from KQED Bay Curious Newsletter. You can sign up for their newsletter here https://www.kqed.org/news/bay-curious-newsletter-sign-up January 04, 2023 Let’s peer into the history of SF’s piers, shall we? A view of the Ferry Building in 1886....

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Lighted Boat Parade Preparation

Lighted Boat Parade Preparation

Article borrowed from Water Sports Foundation and updated for San Francisco: ‘Tis the season for nighttime boat parades. If you plan to decorate your boat and participate in a holiday boat parade, the Water Sports Foundation offers several safety tips. From making...

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End of Year 2021

As KKMI completes its 25th year in business, please join me for a moment as we briefly look astern, as well to our course ahead. As we all know, rarely is the race won by looking astern. Yet, there’s something incredibly satisfying when looking aft to see how much...

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Mea Culpa

Undoubtedly, over the years while operating KKMI, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot – sometimes over matters which we could have foreseen but didn’t do enough to get in front of. In such circumstances, we’ve worked not only to rectify the mistake, but we also made sure...

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KKMI – Changes

Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc. (KKMI) is pleased to announce the celebration of 25 years in business. Founded in May of 1996 by Ken Keefe and Paul Kaplan, Ken Keefe proclaimed, “It has been an incredible 25 years!” Operating from two locations on the Bay, one in Pt....

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USS Suisun

USS Suisun

History of the USS SUISUN Launched: 1914 Builder: Wilson Brothers, Astoria, Oregon Commissioned For: United States Engineers Department, Attn; Lt. Col. H. Rees Length: 86’ 9” Beam: 15’ 8” Draft: 7’ 6” Gross Weight: 73 Tons (146,000 lbs) Power: 6 Cylinder, Corliss Gas...

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Clean and Green

I confess that I might be biased when I compare the huge number of agencies and regulations that govern the operation of a boatyard compared to most other businesses, but I believe we are inundated by a significant factor. Clearly, these regulatory agencies and their...

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Clean Marine

KKMI boatyard in Pt Richmond, California was recently awarded a Clean Marine certification by the Clean Marine Program. This makes KKMI Pt Richmond the first Bay Area boatyard to receive this prestigious award. The certification process involves evaluation of over 150...

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Bottom Paint 2021

No matter what type of boat you own, if you keep it in saltwater, the bottom of your boat has likely been coated with antifouling paint, with the most common ingredient being copper oxide. In addition to copper, some antifouling paints contain other metals, such as...

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Good News Good News

As the old saying goes, “I’ve got good news and bad news…which would you like first?” Well, here’s a new twist to this: “and I’ve got some more good news.” First the good news: despite all the pain and troubles our world is facing, the marine industry has done...

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