Every DolFab project follows the same seven-step workflow — from your first call to post-delivery follow-up. Here is exactly what happens at each step, what you can expect from us, and which FAQ answers more detail for buyers who need to dig deeper.
Where Every Project Starts
You send us a description, drawings, photos, or a working reference. We read it, ask the clarifying questions that matter, and tell you whether the project is a fit for our shop, your timeline, and your budget — before you commit to anything.
Send Specs & Drawings →Confirming Geometry Before We Cut
If the project touches existing hardware, a hull, or anything you can't replace with a clean drawing — we measure it ourselves. For refits and like-for-like work, this is where we lock in the geometry that drives fabrication.
What You're Actually Committing To
You get a written quote that breaks out labor, materials, and any sub-tier work — plus a Statement of Work that captures scope, assumptions, exclusions, lead-time range, and the documentation your surveyor will need before we cut anything.
In the Shop — Where the Work Happens
Cut, formed, and welded by Lloyds, ABS & USCG certified welders against a documented WPS (Weld Procedure Specification). Every weld is performing the procedure it was qualified for — not improvising against a Sur-Pak or a shop memory.
Inspection Before Anything Leaves the Shop
Before a part ships, we verify welds, dimensions, and compliance — visually, dimensionally, and with non-destructive testing where the project or your surveyor requires it. Every load-bearing weld ships with the documentation the surveyor will sign against.
From Shop Floor to Your Vessel
We deliver the hardware, install it on your vessel, or both — coordinated around your yard window or marina schedule so the install happens without burning other trades' booking time.
After Delivery — The Part Most Shops Skip
We don't ship-and-forget. After delivery or install, you get warranty documentation, the maintenance schedule that keeps the work performing, and a real contact for questions that come up the next time the boat's in the yard.
Tell us about your project — whether it's a fuel tank, a T-top, a full refit, or a structural repair. We'll reply within 24 hours with intake questions and a clear path to a written quote.
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