Wood-Chuck Workshop, Inc. is one of South Florida’s premier marine carpenters for boats and yachts of all sizes.   A family owned and operated business,  we been a member of the south Florida boating community for over 33 years, and have fostered a reputation for delivering exceptional quality, on time, and on budget.  We operate under the simple principal of treating each and every boat with the same care as if it were our own.

At home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the ‘Yachting Capital of the World’ our experience is second to none. Having completed over 3,000 custom marine carpentry jobs and fabrications, our industry relationships go deep within the marine trades, offering owners, captains, brokers, and fellow contractors a turn key, first class yacht carpentry service that you can rely on.

Our Workshop Locations
Wood-Chuck Workshop is proud to be a long-term anchor tenant at one of the world’s largest, and most esteemed yacht marina’s – Harbour Towne Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. With workshops conveniently located in the heart of Marina Mile and the New River, we offer our services to customers throughout Broward, Miami, and Palm Beach counties. With 330ton mega-lift access, we are on site and equipped to handle boats of every size including 80m+ super yachts.  For more information about our locations, or to arrange a meeting, contact us.

Company History

Wood-Chuck Workshop was founded in 1985 by Charlie and Merry Ficarotta.

From humble roots, The Ficarotta’s have grown Woodchuck into one of largest and most respected custom yacht-carpenters in the industry, with an international client list that includes the owners of some of the world’s finest megayachts.

Thanks to our growing list of loyal customers throughout the world, this marks our company’s 33rd year in the greatest business on earth.