Custom Boat Repair and Maintenance

Guck, Inc was formed in 1994 by Lars Guck and has become the definitive high performance dinghy and catamaran repair and construction shop in the North East. If you are looking for quality work performed by top level sailors who understand your concerns, then Guck, Inc. is your shop. Our combined racing experience at the top level worldwide means that you do not have to worry about the end result, and you do not have to wonder about who is actually working on your boat. We are not a fairing factory, we are a small shop that gives each project the same level of attention and care. We will make your boat as good as the boats that we bring out to the course!

We have recently moved to a new, larger facility in Bristol, one that provides us with even greater capacities and capabilities. Our main work room is 40' x 70' accessed through a 16' x 14' door, so we can now work on boats of any size. This room allow us to set up and work on large trimarans, keelboats, even large power boats. Large scale Awlgrip jobs are now possible, and we continue to specialize in custom composite and epoxy fabrication.

We are currently equipped to do all types of repairs, rigging and maintenance on boats up to approximately 40 feet long, including Farrier Trimarans, E22's, Rhodes 19's, and Solings. We are a Vanguard approved warrantee repair facility, specializing in gelcoat matched repairs that are invisible to even the trained eye. We have a custom built spray booth for gelcoating, Awlgrip painting, and heavy duty grinding. We constantly follow developments in the marine industry and use only the highest quality materials and parts.

In addition we have a fully equipped woodworking shop, complete with built in dust collection, downdraft sanding stations, and all the necessary tools. With nearly 10 years of custom woodworking and cabinetmaking experience, we have the knowledge and tools to do your job right!

In addition to the dinghy repair work we specialize in, we also fabricate boats and parts from scratch, including custom tooling manufacture. We worked with Steve Clark and Vanguard on the development of the Vector, and are currently developing a new A-Class Catamaran design that is being tested in Bristol and around the world.

Lars Guck founded Guck, Inc. and became its proprietor and sole employee in 1994. Now he is president and CEO. He envisioned Guck, Inc. as a custom boat shop that would cater to the needs of high performance dinghy and catamaran sailors. Lars was poised to open his own shop after having worked for many years with Steve Clark, now President of Vanguard Sailboats, and syndicate leader of The Cogito Project, the successful U.S. challenge for the Little America's Cup in 1996.

Lars was a three time All-American sailor at the University of Rhode Island. He has won the International Canoe World Championship, the Vanguard 15 North American and Midwinter Championships, the Snow and Satisfaction regatta, and placed second at the 1996 and 2000 Tornado Olympic Trials.

Lars and Jonathan Farrar are currently the #1 ranked Tornado team in the US, having won the 2001 Tornado Nationals and 2002 Miami OCR, displaying impressive speed, tight boathandling, and unmatched race winning abilities.

The Skunk is Lars' latest innovation.

Prescott joined Guck, Inc. in April 1999, after working at Mark Lindsay Custom Yachts and Boston Boatworks for the previous six years. At these shops he built two Farr 39's, the Taylor 40 Sherherezad, as well as all of the tooling and hull #1 of the Mount Gay 30 line.

In addition to his time building the worlds finest and fastest custom yachts, Prescott helped coach the Tuft's University Sailing Team for five years, helping the team win nine National Championships, fifteen New England Titles, and countless Varsity titles. Currently he is the Assistant Varsity Sailing Coach for Brown University.

Prior to his custom building experiences, Prescott was the Maintenance Director and Sailing Coordinator at Community Boating in Boston, MA, in addition to his time managing Boston Sailing Center.

The Dude is currently working on his new house in Barrington, in between night time gigs with his guitar, and is a welcome part of the staff at Guck, Inc.