Welcome to Nielsen Beaumont Marine Inc. - San Diego's Premier Boatyard "Where the Difference is in the Details". Conveniently located on San Diego's Shelter Island, our craftsmen provide the highest quality in boat and yacht repair, maintenance and restoration. Nielsen Beaumont is staffed with highly-qualified certified mechanics, carpenters and metal workers who specialize in yacht refitting, maintenance and repairing marine engines. Whether your vessel is a sail or power yacht up to 80+ tons, or on a trailer, or at dockside, we can do the job for you economically and efficiently.
When refitting, modifying or upgrading yachts, our carpentry work will blend into your vessel as if it were done by the original manufacturer. Our shop is loaded with the equipment required to do a quality job efficiently including; table saws, shaper, joiners, band saws, table sanders and a spiral planer. Interior Repair & Modification - Nielsen Beaumont's creative and skilled carpentry crew is capable of turning out anything from a new salon table to a complete deck or interior remodel. Experienced in all aspects of wooden boats as well as wood work on fiberglass boats.
Nielsen Beaumont provides skilled welding and fabrication services including projects that involve stainless steel, aluminum, and mild steel materials. At Nielsen Beaumont, We have the right equipment for the job and the experienced personnel to operate it.
First Rate - Implies excellence. From the sixteenth century until steam powered ships took over, British naval ships were rated as to the number of heavy cannon they carried. A ship of 100 or more guns was a First Rate line-of-battle ship. Second rates carried 90 to 98 guns; Third Rates, 64 to 89 guns; Fourth Rates, 50 to 60 guns. Frigates carrying 20 to 48 guns were fifth and sixth rated.
Slush Fund - The slushy slurry of fat obtained by boiling salted meat. This stuff called slush was often sold ashore by the ship's cook for the benefit of himself or the crew. The money so derived became known as a slush fund.
The Devil to Pay - To pay the deck seams meant to seal them with tar. The devil seam was the most difficult to pay because it was curved and intersected with the straight deck planking. Paying the Devil was considered to be a most difficult and unpleasant task, sometimes used as mild punishment.
