A minute on the Bay: East Cape Bay on water demo in South Tampa Bay
A minute on the Bay: East Cape Bay on water demo in South Tampa Bay. Footage from a recent on-water demo.
2022 East Cape Bay with Mercury 300
Behind the scenes with those who take our drawings/vision and make them a reality. Interview with Nick Boksa and Jack Becker of Boksa Marine Design.
Boksa Marine Design becomes employee partnership of marine
Boksa Marine Design (BMD) is now an employee-owned naval architecture and marine engineering partnership. On August 1, BMD President Nick Boksa, P.E. restructured the firm from a privately-owned business to a partnership culture, making five key engineers and naval architects minority stockholders.
With BMD’s 20th anniversary on the horizon, its crew of young, highly skilled employee-owners will guide BMD well into the future, with Nick Boksa at the helm.
“I have a great deal of confidence in our team of professionals that have been behind all the great work we have been providing for years,” said Nick Boksa. “The goal of this partnership is to ensure long term adequacy and continuity of resources to meet the growing and evolving needs of our industry. BMD has become much more than an on-demand outsourced provider, but rather a long-term strategic partner to our clients.”
Headquartered in Lithia, FL, just east of Tampa, Boksa Marine Design provides a wide array of expertise and practical experience in design and construction of steel, aluminum and composite vessels. Clients includes US based commercial marine and military shipyards, owners and operators as well as an international clientele of builders and government agencies around the world. BMD is also a leading designer of superyachts and sportfishing boats and provides complete composite design to production boat builders.
BMD’s engineers are niched as academy graduates who have also worked as licensed crew onboard ships and other vessels, or alternatively with military service and backgrounds in major shipyards. Robust and stout, every BMD design is engineered with generous, accommodating, crew-friendly workspaces and practical engine room layouts; the kinds of vessels our engineers would enjoy serving aboard at sea or on the inland waterways.
The Partners
The employee-owners of BMD include Josh Trupia, a marine and mechanical engineer responsible for mechanical and structural engineering, piping systems schematics, 2-D and 3-D pipe routing, production engineering and propulsions system arrangements.
Josh is a graduate of State University of New York Maritime College and holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Marine Engineering. Earlier in 2022, Josh relocated from our Florida headquarters to Arkansas to better geographically integrate our naval engineering resources within the inland river market. He is concentrating on tugs, barges and towboats for operators and shipyards on the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ouchita, White Rivers, and the inland market as a whole.
Naval architect and marine engineer Jeff Kuenning is now BMD's Director of Naval Architecture. Jeff is responsible for stability analysis, speed /power analysis, weight studies, drafting, structural calculations and design, 3-D design, engine room ventilation and systems design. Kuenning assures regulatory compliance with significant regulatory experience with USCG, ABS, ABYC and other class societies.
Jeff graduated from the University of Michigan with a BSE in naval architecture and marine engineering. He was previously a naval architect and marine engineer with NETSco, Inc. and John W. Gilbert & Associates, Inc.
“It has always been a professional aspiration of mine to become a partner in a firm’s ownership,” said Jeff Kuenning. “To have the opportunity to join a group that is going to help continue the growth of BMD and bring it to new levels is very exciting. This new ownership group will further expand our capabilities and offerings to new and existing clients. In collaboration with Nick, our goal is to position BMD to continue to build upon our strong position in the industry for many years to come.”
Mike Valentine is a marine designer focused on production engineering and ShipConstructor© modeling. Previously, Mike worked with Bath Iron Works, a division of General Dynamics, on the label plates team on DDG 51 and the hull outfit team for DDG 1000. Mike served in the U.S. Army; he was deployed to Iraq and stationed on the Tallil Air Force Base. Mike was also an Army Reservist in the 619th Transportation Company in Auburn, Maine.
A 2013 graduate from US Merchant Marine Academy, James Pilliod is a marine systems engineer. James is a USCG 2nd Assistant Engineer also commissioned in US Navy Reserve. Pilliod worked as a marine engineer aboard ships for Noble Drilling and was on Noble’s delivery engineering team for new builds with Hyundai Heavy Industries.
James also served as a marine engineer onboard various cargo ships and offshore supply vessels. He enjoys working on small sail and power boats in his spare time. He volunteers with Warrior Sailing Program, racing with disabled veterans and teaching them how to sail in team events.
Jack Becker, naval architect, is responsible for stability analysis, conducting inclining tests, structural calculations, composite engineering, 3D modeling and commercial vessel design. Jack graduated from Webb Institute with dual degrees, Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He previously was an intern for Metal Shark Boats in naval architecture and shipyard production. At Matson, Inc., Jack was an engine and deck cadet in Pacific Ocean operations.
Earlier in 2022, Beck became the lead of BMD's composite design and engineering team, tasked with expanding the firm's capabilities to better support production and custom composite boat builders.
Speaking for his new partners, Jack Becker is enthused about the future. “I am incredibly excited for the bright future ahead for Boksa Marine Design," he said. "These are steps in the right direction to a gradual transition of power and responsibilities years from now. My business partners and I are dedicated to continuing and growing upon the strong BMD reputation within the maritime industry.”
Company Profile
Specializing in full-scale design and naval architecture, BMD vessels are engineered and built to meet class standards and regulatory and flag state requirements, exceeding operational requirements of their mission. Vast experience in production engineering, 3D modeling and lofting and nesting of metal parts makes BMD the best choice to cover peak engineering loads at busy shipyards in commercial marine, workboat and inland waterways.
Boksa Marine Design (BMD) has completed over 720 naval architecture projects up to 740 feet for 65 clients since 2003, demonstrating high versatility between commercial, military, government, law enforcement, inland waterways and passenger vessels. Projects run the gamut from crane barges to survey and patrol boats for Workskiff and North River Boats, and production engineering projects for Conrad Shipyard, Blount Boats, St. Johns Ship Building, VTB and OSG. BMD provided complete design and engineering for DonJon's 78' Tug J. Arnold Witte. BMD provided Subchapter T regulatory compliance for Corinthian Catamarans and Cooper Marine.
Boksa Marine Design's workboats are hardworking commercial vessels that are built to last - engineered for the sea. BMD provides ground-up design for many special projects, including R/V W.T. Hogarth, a 78-foot research vessel and floating laboratory for Florida Institute of Oceanography scientists and students studying the Gulf of Mexico.
BMD has also provided naval architecture and a host of engineering services including refit engineering projects for superyachts and production boats, including Burger Boat Company, Derecktor Shipyards, East Cape, Buddy Davis, Todomar, Toro and many pleasure craft builders around the world.
Boksa Marine Design Log
BMD was founded in 2003 by naval architect and marine engineer, Nicholas Boksa, P.E. Nick graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USSMA) with a B.S. in Marine Engineering Systems. At USMMA, Boksa earned a USCG 3rd assistant engineer merchant mariner license. He attained the rank of Lt. Commander in the U.S. Merchant Marine Reserves and obtained his master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Before launching his own firm, Nick Boksa worked at Burger Boat Company as a naval architect, responsible for hull design, structural engineering, weights and centers, powering and performance, mechanical systems and outfitting for Burger hulls 483 - 493, all semi-displacement motoryachts ranging from 76 - 118 feet.
Boksa then joined Maritrans, Inc. as a naval architect and marine engineer responsible for design and construction management of a fleet of oceangoing tugboats and large oil tank barges (ATBs). Later, as naval architecture and engineering manager for Davis Boatworks, Boksa designed semi-custom FRP sport fishing yachts up to 70 feet, with the fleet’s speed exceeding 45 knots. Significant experience with iconic, industry leaders in diverse markets is a bonus for BMD’s clients expecting proven engineering and naval architecture solution.
Professional Mariner magazine Highlights Tug J. ARNOLD WITTE - Donjon Marine, Port Newark, N.J.
J. Arnold Witte approaches Jersey City, N.J. The tug can usually be found working in or around New York Harbor. Tug Design and Engineering by Boksa Marine Design
‘Workhorse’ tug gives Donjon flexibility around New York Harbor
Capt. William Sullivan, manager of regulatory compliance and vessel repair at Donjon Marine, summed up the company’s versatile new towboat in just three words.
“It’s a workhorse,” he said.
Engineered for the Sea by BMD
Push TUG J Arnold Witte
Tug Design and Engineering by Boksa Marine Design
Specifications: 78’ length x 26’ beam x 9' design draft
Boksa Marine Design provided complete design and engineering for TUG J. Arnold Witte built at DonJon Shipyard. Our new 78’ PushTug has knees forward, all barges compatible.
Follow @boksamarinedesign for naval architecture and marine engineering for rugged, stable, maneuverable ATBs, pushtugs, ocean tugs, harbor tugs and barges as well as pleasure craft and classed yachts engineered for the sea.
TUG J. Arnold Witte during the day of inclining and USCG stability test.
BMD provides complete design and engineering, including production engineering and 3D modeling, meeting the needs of the shallow draft and inland waterways.
Contact info@bmdinc.com
CONVERSION FACTOR
M/V Lorraine, a 125-foot aluminum crew transfer boat built by Swift Ships, is transforming into a luxurious, private motoryacht. BMD is designing and engineering the conversion of the superstructure and interior layout. This yacht conversion will be another Boksa beauty engineered for the sea.
TOTAL CONVERTS!
Converting a workboat into a yacht can provide a cost savings, providing options and frequently a quicker route for vessel construction.
Building a luxury megayacht from the backbone of an existing, seaworthy hull built with commercial-grade systems provides a budget-conscious and rugged, expedition vessel. Decommissioned survey and support vessels, retired ice breakers, old cruise liners, and rusting crew/passenger transport ships can usually be converted to provide sea service with a luxury cruising experience.
What's the vision for your conversion or new build project? Boksa Marine Design turns dream boats into reality. Designing and engineering the world's most robust megayachts coupled with expertise in the commercial marine industry allows BMD to develop and execute your next refit, conversion or new build engineered for the sea. Contact info@bmdinc.com
M/V LOST PEARL - Subchapter T tour boat for Tampa Bay
M/V LOST PEARL
Subchapter T tour boat for Tampa Bay
Raise the flags! Boksa Marine Design provided the USCG stability study for MV Lost Pearl, the subchapter T tour boat for Tampa Bay. BMD also provided marine engineering for the vessel’s aft hard top.
Welcome to our town, Tampa Bay, FL, home of the SuperBowl LV champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Located in Lithia, just east of Tampa, we welcome you to our office to talk about your next naval architecture and marine engineering project for passenger vessels, megayachts, production vessels, commercial marine, workboats, barges, tugs, ATBs, refits and conversions. We’ll support your team!
Tug Laura L. Van Enkevort
BMD provided naval architecture and marine engineering for Tug Laura L. Van Enkevort’s stability, upper pilot house, crew quarters and interior joinery retrofit. She is paired with barge Joseph H. Thompson.
BOKSA MAKES SOUND WAVES ON MARITIME MOMENT
This Episode features an Engineer with a Captain's attitude Nick Boksa. Listen in as we discuss his journey from cleaning sewage tanks to engineering over 600 vessels. Enjoy clips of these beautiful vessels throughout the episode.
This Episode features an Engineer with a Captain's attitude Nick Boksa. Listen in as we discuss his journey from cleaning sewage tanks to engineering over 600 vessels. Enjoy clips of these beautiful vessels throughout the episode.
MISSION POSSIBLE!
MISSION POSSIBLE. Tough, maneuverable, hard-running BMD workboats. Custom designed and engineered on modular platforms and accessorized for your mission. Force patrol, anti-terrorism, crew transfer in hostile waters, military, game fishery management, law enforcement, tour boats. www.bmdinc.com #military#workboats #buildaboksaboat #boksaboatsandbarges #mission#beastsonthewater #patrolboat #crewtransfer #lawenforcement#engineeredforthesea #NAVY #Workskiff #NorthRiverBoats#commercialmarine #fisheries #boat #navalarchitect #marineengineering#workboatdesign
Boksa's Beauties
Why a ship is called she. BMD's leading ladies are stout, beamy divas. M/Y Lady Gayle Marie built by Burger, refit for Tug Laura L. Van Enkevort at Gulf Marine Repair, keel-up design and engineering on M/V Mary Musgrove at Custom Steel Boats, M/Y Sarabeth by Burger, and keel-up for R/V W.T. Hogarth for Florida Institute of Oceanography at Duckworth Steel Boats. Let's collaborate on your next project. www.bmdinc.com #yachts #shipbuilding #boksaboats #boksaboatsandbarges#buildaboksaboat #engineeredforthesea #barges #ships #beastsonthewater#workboats #researchvessels #tugs #yachtdesign #navalarchitecture#marineengineering #refit #ferries #passengervessels
Boksa in The Maritime Executive
See Nick Boksa in The Maritime Executive. Page 74. https://themagazine.maritime-executive.com/editions/2020/2020-03-may-june-damen/index.html
#boksa #nickboksa #boksamarinedesign #boksaboatsandbarges #yachtdesign #navalarchitecture #usmma #marineengineering #marinedesign #ships #shipyardsupport #shipbuilding #engineeredforthesea #barges
Boksa Makes Sound Waves on Maritime Moment
Coming soon! Nick Boksa on www.maritimemoment.com #maritimemoment #nickboksa #boksamarinedesign #boksa #boksaboatsandbarges #shipyards #usmma #kingpoint #marineengineer #navalarchitect #engineeredforthesea #yachtdesign #marinedesign
Mission Possible: Workboats by Boksa
Multimission workboats with adjustable platforms by Boksa marine Design. #workboat #boksa #boksaboatsandbarges #shipyard #navalarchitect #engineeredforthesea #marineengineering #patrolboat #crewtransferboat #boatsforhostilewaters
Support for Shipyards
#boksaboatsandbarges #boksamarinedesign #boksa #engineeredforthesea #navalarchitecture #yachting #marineengineering #drawings #yachtdesign #shipyards #shipbuilding #shipyardsupport #megayachtmedia #maritimemoment #nickboksa #megayachtnews #megayachtmedia
Day of the Seafarer
#boksaboatsandbarges #engineeredforthesea #IMO #seafarer #mariner #ship #marineindustry
Support and Serve Shipyards and Builders
Boksa Marine Design works with shipyards around the world to help them better manage their operations. Our support services allow shipyards to operate more efficiently and more economically to provide a deeper level of service to their clients.
Boksa Marine Design works with shipyards around the world to help them better manage their operations. Our support services allow shipyards to operate more efficiently and more economically to provide a deeper level of service to their clients.
Access to a full range of design and engineering services
Broad depth of experience across numerous vessel designs and construction methods
Ability to choose just the individual services required for projects as well as comprehensive, end-to-end partnerships
Allows shipyards to maintain a leaner staff, yet still manage peak loads
Access to the latest industry software and applications
Utilize our expertise with various Regulatory Bodies and Classification Societies
BMD combines manufacturing technology with management science, using the most advanced marine engineering practices to solve management challenges related to production. Our goal is to accomplish the production process in the smoothest, most judicious and economic way for our clients.
We provide efficient solutions for every stage of the project lifecycle, from establishing the vessel mission to design development and engineering to overseeing the final build. Boksa Marine Design can manage the entire marine design process for you - or assist with specific design services.
SHIPYARD DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
Marine Systems Engineering
Marine Electrical Engineering
Production Engineering
Lofting and Nesting
Project Management
Naval Architecture
Capacity Plans
Computer Loading Programs
Inclining
Loading Manuals
Stability Analysis
Environmental Best Practices
Being an Extension of Your Staff