Donald L Blount & Associates
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DLBA is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm which provides consulting services for the design and construction management of motor yachts, fiberglass recreational boats, and aluminum workboats. We specialize in high-performance marine craft design and engineering, yet support all types of vessels and clients from record-setting high-speed race boats to commercial marine tugs and barges.

DLBA is a division of Gibbs & Cox, Inc. Technology advances industry. Every day our customers are looking for solutions which are improved, which arrive sooner, or are less expensive. We consciously stay informed about cutting-edge marine and naval technologies in order to transfer the benefits to our clients. The most important voice throughout the design process is yours, the customer.

We interact directly with you from the start of a project and as the project progresses around the design spiral. Although the technology had been around for years at large scale applications, pod drives, or podded propulsors, showed up in the recreational boat world around 2005.
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Our broad and varied experience allows DLBA to take your project from a white paper sketch to a functioning vessel.
We stand by our commitment to advance the industry standard on your next project.
The design process is a spiral and it can take a lot of effort to get to the solution.
With our team's experience solving the hard problems, we have the processes and know how to complete designs quickly and affordably.
Incorrect answers provided too quickly, and correct answers provided too late, have little value.
We offer a professional design service of creating and developing concepts and specifications that optimize the function and appearance of watercraft products and components for the mutual benefit of both the user and manufacturer.
We begin our design process by understanding our client's needs first.
Through the voice of the customer it is critical to understand the aesthetic style and functional objectives of any item to be created, whether it's a fender hanger or a 50m yacht.
Our talented design team takes inspiration from the appropriate source for the given project.
From keel to mast, DLBA offers a wide range of naval architecture services for vessels of all size and purpose.
This includes specific design elements such as hull and structure development to complete detail design including production modeling, regulatory certification, and post-delivery support and trials.
Our design and engineering team has vast experience.
Our clients are hard pressed to find a task in this field we haven't done.
Design services provided by DLBA utilize an experienced team of naval architects.
DLBA offers a wide range of marine engineering services at both the system and component levels.
Our design and marine engineering packages are tailored to the specific requirements of the project, owner, and builder.
DLBA employs a multi-disciplined staff of marine engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers that have experience across all sub-disciplines of marine engineering.
Our marine engineering team's experience includes development of propulsion and auxiliary systems for new construction, equipment installation or replacement for refit projects, and troubleshooting for in-service support.
Throughout our history, DLBA has implemented best practices in project management for our own internal design programs, and externally to our customers in support of their projects.
Today, our management team subscribes to the guidelines recommended in the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
DLBA continues to manage a project through the construction phase after the design work is complete.
Producing a quality vessel on time and on budget can be challenging and stressful at the same time.
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