About Us
Joe has over 39 years experience in modern and traditional yacht rigging. He started at Concordia Boatyard in the late 1960s. In the mid 1970s Joe was head rigger at Mystic Seaport Museum rigging such boats as the L.A. Dutton & Charles W. Morgan. Wanting to get back to more modern rigging, he came back to Concordia Boatyard as head rigger in the early 1980s before branching out on his own. He has worked on boats from beetle cats to the J boat Endeavour, wooden spars, carbon spars, and everything in between.
With his vast experience, Joe is able to devise a system that will work for your individual needs to best suit your boat. As certified installer for many companies, Joe is known for his ability to trouble shoot many rigging problems.
Our knowledgeable staff is ready to serve you!
Rigging Solutions Articles
A recent article written by Joey Mello and photographed by Peter Pereira describes Rigging Solutions one year anniversary after a devistating fire. In this image, Joe Mello finds himself 40 feet above the ground as he installs a new track for furling boom on the main mast of a yacht dry docked at Fairhaven Shipyard in Fairhaven, MA.
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