From the family album: generations on the water.

Traditional Shipwrights · Coomera QLD

Excellence
in Tradition.

Wise Boatbuilding is a family trade carried across generations. Boat repair, restoration and refit at Gold Coast City Marina, from timber classics to commercial vessels and superyachts.

5.0★Google rated
15+Years on the tools
GenerationsOf family boatbuilding
The family trade

Boatbuilding is in the blood.

Long before Wise Boatbuilding took a berth at Gold Coast City Marina, the family was building and working boats. The photographs on this page come straight from the family album: timber launches on the water, the old boatshed at the end of the jetty, a way of working passed down through generations.

That tradition is still how we work today. With more than fifteen years of experience, Mark Wise and his team provide excellence in boat repair, restoration and refit. We specialise as shipwrights, and we are highly skilled and practiced across the trades that surround the craft: joinery, varnishing, fibreglass and interior work.

We have completed jobs from small leisure boats to large commercial vessels and superyachts. There is no project too small or too big, and every one gets the same attention to detail.

Mark Wise Shipwright and owner, Wise Boatbuilding
Black and white family photograph of the timber launch Marion with two family members aboard
The Marion, family built and family run.Family album
Black and white photograph of the old family boatshed and jetty with timber launches moored alongside
The boatshed and jetty.
Black and white photograph of timber launches moored at the family jetty
Launches at the jetty.
15+Years experience
GenerationsOf family boatbuilding
5.0Google rating
F39Gold Coast City Marina
What we do

The shipwright's trade, done properly.

If you have a job in mind that is not listed here, get in touch. Chances are we have done it before.

01

Shipwright services

Traditional shipwright work on timber and modern vessels: structural repairs, decks, planking, caulking and custom fabrication.

02

Maintenance & restoration

Bringing older vessels back to their best and keeping working boats in survey, from scheduled maintenance to full restorations.

03

Interior refit

Cabinetry, joinery and full interior renovations, built to marine standards and finished to furniture standards.

04

Varnishing

Brightwork the old way: proper preparation, the right products and the patience to build a deep, durable finish.

05

Fibreglass repairs

Structural and cosmetic fibreglass work, fairing and finishing on hulls, decks and superstructure.

06

Custom boatbuilding

Tailored to your preferences, whether that is a new build element or restoring your boat to exactly how you want it.

The work

From timber classics to superyachts.

Every photo here is our own work or a project we have worked on, shot at the marina and on the water.

Superyacht in the travel lift slings at the shipyard, ready for launch
Refit complete, back in the slings for launch day.
Marble benchtop being fitted on board during an interior refit
Stone benchtop fit out, mid refit.
Restored timber cruiser on the water after restoration
Classic cruiser, restored.
Classic timber windowed cruiser underway on the river
Back underway after restoration.
Laid teak cockpit deck on a superyacht at sunset
Laid teak, aft deck.
Carbon fibre helm station fitted out during a superyacht refit
Helm station fit out.
Superyacht on the water with crew aboard after launch
Launch day on the Coast.
★★★★★
"Mark Wise and his team did a fantastic job with the recent installation of a flybridge roof frame to my Nordhavn 52. Their attention to detail was excellent and it was obvious that they really cared about the result. I will not hesitate to use them again."
Mark Owner, Sally Forth, Nordhavn 52
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Find us

At Australia's most awarded marina.

We work from berth F39 inside Gold Coast City Marina at Coomera, with the full facilities of the yard behind every job: hardstand, travel lift and trades on site.

HoursMon to Fri, 7am to 4pm
AddressF39, 76 to 84 Waterway Drive,
Coomera QLD 4209