Samudra Shipyard (P) Ltd. Established in 1991, Samudra Shipyard (P) Ltd. is India’s No. 1 fibre glass boat building company. It is known for its lasting boat-building technology. Unlike others, Samudra Shipyard designs and manufactures their composite boats up to 34 m in length for travel, tourism, defence and fishing. It also manufactures water sports equipment, marker buoys and other marine-related products. As Samudra is known for its composite boat-building techniques in manufacturing, we got an opportunity to take a closer look at how things are made. There are many ongoing projects like ‘Kopra Vallam’, a day cruiser fire-fighting boat for the Sri Lankan government, and many such other projects. FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic) is widely used in manufacturing the boats. They design the boat, then make a mould out of wood which is later used for making the parts. FRP is sandwiched with resin combined with hardener and then let to dry. A gel coat is applied as a last layer, which gives the part a glossy look. Generally to save time and manufacturing costs.