This tiny South Jersey town has built stunning boats for 60 years at Viking Yachts
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BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP - At 4 p.m., the workday is over for the 1,500 or so craftsmen at the Viking Yachts boat works. The line of cars waiting to make a left out of the factory parking lot onto Route 9 is long enough to require a police officer to direct traffic.
Of course, it wasn't always this way. Nothing rarely is. Greatness doesn't often start out great. Viking Yachts, now celebrating its 60th year in business, invested a ton of blood and sweat equity to summit the proverbial top of the luxury boat builder's mountain.
"We were the laughingstock of the industry. Originally, I didn't think we'd survive," recalls Rudy Dalinger, an 80-year-old German immigrant who hasn't shed his thick accent or long hair tied in a ponytail — now silvery grey.
Dalinger, who is Viking's new product development manager, was one of the first craftsmen hired by Bill and Bob Healey in 1964 when the two brothers purchased the ailing Peterson-Viking boat company. Three years before, the Healeys had built a marina with a vision of adding condos to their spot on the Bass River in the Pinelands, an out-of-the-way place in the 1960s. It still very much is.
The condo plan did not pan out. Instead, they became boat builders.
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The center of the boat building business then was Egg Harbor City. When the Healeys bought out Peterson-Viking they brought the company's boat fixtures north to their marina in New Gretna and set up in the dirt-floor warehouse that was used for storing boats. Then they went to work.
Dalinger was hired in September for $2.10 an hour, five months after the acquisition. A carpenter by trade who built his own home and had formerly built hulls in Egg Harbor City, Dalinger worked with an initial small crew of about a dozen boat builders. Their first boats were 37-foot wooden yachts with teak cockpits and hand-painted hulls.
Sometimes referred to as "brains and brawn," Bob Healey was the attorney and Bill Healey was the hands-on construction guy and a hard-nosed former marine. Bill was in there everyday, covered in sawdust with them. He was at the door to shake everyone's hand at the end of the day, too.
"We started with nothing. He'd keep asking us, 'what do we need to make it easier, to build a better boat," Dalinger said. "And he went out and got it. Table saws, routers, planes, sanders. They may have been second-hand or bought at auction, but they worked."
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And that became the Viking Yacht modus operandi: to build a better boat everyday. They made it through the 1960s. The company's first major milestone came in 1971 when they launched a fiberglass 33-footer. The next year Viking made its industry mark with the 40-foot Sedan Convertible, which remained in production for 16 years, selling more than 600 models. Nobody was laughing at Viking anymore.
"We made our breakaway from Peterson-Viking then. Their boats had all been wooden. When we came out with the 40 footer, that really rocketed us up," said Pat Healey, Bill's son and the CEO and president of Viking Yachts.
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Viking Yachts enjoyed smooth seas for most of the 1980s, bringing in top talent like Lonni Rutt at the end of the decade, who was building nuclear subs for a government contractor in Newport News, Virginia, before joining Viking Yachts. He was part of the core design team responsible for building the modern Viking sportfishing yachts beginning in the mid-1990s.
"They had just finished the first expansion, the first expansion of the buildings, what we call our old lines 2, 3 and 4. They had just added the beginnings of the mill." Rutt said.
Luxury tax flops
Then Congress and the George H.W. Bush administration introduced a luxury tax in 1991, seeking to hit the rich a with 10% surcharge tax on purchases over $100,000. The luxury-boat building business grounded on a shoal. Rather than create $9 billion in tax revenue, the rich stopped buying, and the tax cost production workers their jobs.
In 1990, Viking sold 90 boats. When the tax went into effect, sales dropped to 32. A year later, the company sold just 12 boats. Rutt and many of the craftsmen who worked at Viking were temporarily out of work.
Enter Bob Healey's talents. He took the fight to Washington, busing in unemployed craftsmen and got national attention on the issue by burning a boat on a barge in Narragansett Bay. Two years after the tax was introduced, it was canned by Congress and President Bill Clinton.
"I watched as my father had to lay off people that had been here 15, 20 years for something that was completely out of our control," Pat Healey said.
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By 1994, Viking Yachts was back on the ascent. Pat Healey, who was out on the front lines at the boat shows and winning at prestigious fishing tournaments, showcased a 55-footer in 1997 that sold 115 models in five years. The Healeys would soon vertically integrate their business.
Wind in their sails
Fast forward to today and they've has grown into eight different companies in several states that form the Viking Marine Group. Their subsidies include Princess Yachts America, Palm Beach Towers and Atlantic Marine Electronics — the latter two allows them to deliver a fully outfitted luxury craft. They've added another boat works called Valhalla just a few miles away in Egg Harbor City on the Mullica River.
All told, they employ 2,005 people. Their New Gretna headquarters has over 880,000 square feet of manufacturing space and production line nearly a quarter-mile long making boats from 38 to 90 feet. The Mullica River plant has 106,000 square feet of manufacturing space, and makes center consoles from 28- to 46-feet in length.
These are no modest watercraft. Prices can range anywhere from $300,000 for a 28-foot Valhalla Bay boat to $12.5 million for the 90-foot Viking.
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Since 1964, they've sold 5,500 boats. Bob has since passed away and Bill is retired. The future of the company lies in the hands of Pat and his three adult children. And they're in it for the long haul.
"We're all in. Totally committed," Pat Healey said.
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When Jersey Shore native Dan Radel is not reporting the news, you can find him in a college classroom where he is a history professor. Reach him @danielradelapp; 732-643-4072; [email protected].
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Viking Yachts 90 Review: New Flagship Boat Replaces the 92
- By Peter Frederiksen
- May 9, 2023
![viking yachts new gretna The Viking Yachts 90 sport-fishing boat cruising across the water.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-on-water-1024x768.jpg)
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Freshly launched at the 2023 Miami International Boat Show, the Viking 90 is the company’s new flagship, replacing its popular 92-footer that was launched in the 2015 model year. Viking built and delivered 21 of the 92s, and was prepared to continue, but new International Maritime Organization emission regulations required the installation of heavy, large, and potentially dangerous Selective Catalytic Reduction systems. Because the required equipment to deal with these changes neither existed nor would be available to maintain the boat’s production schedule, Viking was forced to discontinue the production of the 92.
A bitter tale perhaps, but since 1964, when Bill and Bob Healey founded the Viking Yacht Company in New Gretna, New Jersey, the builder has dealt with all sorts of stumbling blocks, including the early 1990s federal luxury tax that crushed the marine industry, and several recessions. Recent challenges include COVID-related supply-chain issues and a proposed 10-knot East Coast speed restriction due to right whale conundrums. Yet, somehow, none of these obstacles stopped Viking from carrying out its mantra to “build a better boat every day.”
Some 5,000 boats later, Viking president and CEO Pat Healey charged his design, engineering, and production teams to renew that commitment again and build a new flagship. Investing $20 million in research and creating more than 240 new molds, including hull, topside, flybridge and interior, and pouring in reservoirs of sweat equity and tens of thousands of man-hours, the unveiling of the new Viking 90 as a flagship is no fish story. As with any Viking, a new model must be as good as or better than what it replaces, and the Viking 90 is all that and more.
![viking yachts new gretna The cockpit and mezzanine of the Viking Yacht 90 sport-fishing boat.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-mezzanine-1024x768.jpg)
Cockpit and Mezzanine
The 90’s cockpit is 224 square feet and includes a 203-gallon livewell built into the transom that can double as a fish box. A pair of 103-gallon insulated fish boxes line the cockpit sole, and each can be refrigerated or serve as a depository for the dual Eskimo ice chippers. A watertight centerline deck hatch opens to access the Seakeeper 35 gyrostabilizer for maintenance and routine inspections.
The cockpit work area resembles the 92, so there is undergunwale storage, and the lower-mezzanine seating provides air conditioning for relaxing, watching baits, and staying close to the cockpit action. Insulated boxes and other compartments stow gear, drinks and tackle, and the crew quarters are also accessed through this area. The upper mezzanine is reached by way of flanking steps from the cockpit sole and includes an L-shaped aft-facing lounge, a teak table, and an available 43-inch flat-screen television that drops down from the overhead. Another seating area to starboard provides an electric grill, a cocktail ice machine, and drawer storage. Artisan teak decking and a faux-teak bulkhead and cockpit trim work make for a custom feel.
![viking yachts new gretna The interior galley and salon of the Viking Yacht 90 sport-fishing boat.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-interior-salon-1024x768.jpg)
Interior and Accommodations
Stepping into the salon through the electric sliding door, you can see that the interior matches what the 92 provided, starting with access to the enclosed bridge via a wide staircase to starboard. The 92’s interior was a hit with each owner, so the design group capitalized on those previous efforts, essentially fitting the interior accommodations of the 92 into the new 90 hull and deckhouse footprints.
A massive U-shaped lounge to port faces the starboard-side entertainment center with a 65-inch television that rises from the walnut cabinetry, which is available in either a satin or gloss finish, along with a wet bar, sink and icemaker. Slightly forward, the starboard galley with engineered-stone countertops offers tremendous space for several place settings, five bar stools, and commercial-grade appliances. Opposite the galley, there’s an immense U-shaped walnut table on a raised platform that provides a home for rod storage. There is a day head to port and a walk-in pantry to starboard that can also serve as a makeshift stateroom.
The 90-footer’s design group reworked the 92’s overnight accommodations and tweaked an inch here and there to refine the available space with the goal to streamline each stateroom while retaining the size of each bed and entryway. The master stateroom utilizes the full beam, providing a king-size walk-around bed, end tables, credenza, 65-inch television, walk-in closet, lounge seat, vanity and desk. His-and-her heads are separated by a walk-in glass-framed shower. Four other staterooms, each with a private head and fiberglass shower, provide comfort and privacy. The aft crew quarters also include a small galley and laundry center, enabling the 90 to easily spend a month at sea.
![viking yachts new gretna Salon seating behind the helm of the Viking Yacht 90 sport-fishing boat.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-helm-salon-1024x768.jpg)
Hull No. 1 is built with a climate-controlled enclosed bridge with the skybridge option, with 9-plus feet of freeboard forward and 3-plus feet aft.
The unbroken sheerline melds these dimensions into a silky-smooth transition from bow to stern, and bridge to waterline. The enclosed bridge adds a number of features, including a second salon with an L-shaped lounge, a high-low walnut cocktail table, refrigeration, and a 43-inch pop-up television. The command helm is a home run, and especially noteworthy for its one-piece, wraparound forward windshield that maximizes the operator’s visibility without the typical distractions caused by vertical mullions. The added visibility also benefits passengers sitting in the flanking Stidd companion seats, whose view is equally unobstructed. Viking subsidiary Atlantic Marine Electronics equipped the helm with five 24-inch Seatronx MFDs, while the lower portion of the helm console is outfitted with radio boxes, instruments, SidePower bow-thruster controls, Optimus steering, and MTU engine controls.
Outside, AME complemented the aft-station layout with a pair of Seatronx 19-inch displays, which also include full engine controls and communication equipment. A sitting area is to port, separated by a ladder to the skybridge. The skybridge features the craftsmanship of Viking’s other subsidiary, Palm Beach Towers, which completed the fiberglass hardtop and added a host of accessories, including Rupp hydraulic outriggers, spreader lights, teaser reels, custom bridge railings, and a radar pod. Viking also offers the 90 convertible in an open-bridge style.
![viking yachts new gretna The engine room of the Viking Yacht 90 sport-fishing boat.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-engine-1024x769.jpg)
Engine Room and Performance
The gleaming Snow White Awlgrip-painted engine room has more than 7 feet of headroom on the centerline, with 40 inches between the main engines. Twin 2,600 hp MTUs provide walkaround accessibility to various systems, including the Furuno CSH8L sonar tube, Octoplex digital switching system, and the Optimus steering system. Components are neatly labeled, and composite seacocks help stem corrosion and reduce weight.
The centralized seawater system has been redesigned to reduce complexity and incorporates ElectroSea’s Clearline system with dual pumps to increase reliability and component longevity. A chilled-water air-conditioning system provides 18 tons of cooling with reverse-cycle heat and individual controls throughout the interior.
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Twelve people were on board for our sea trial off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. With a fuel load of 70 percent, the 90 hustled to an average top speed of 38 knots, where one pass read 39.3 knots on the GPS. At 2,100 rpm, the boat eases along at 32-plus knots to deliver a range of some 582 nautical miles.
The Viking Yacht Company hasn’t missed a beat in nearly 60 years of continuous production, and the passing of its 92 is just another milestone in the company’s history. So, it’s safe to say, with 16 90-footers already on order, the beat goes on.
Viking Yachts 90 Specs
- Beam: 23’2”
- Draft: 5’11”
- Displ: 193,490 lb.
- Fuel: 3,801 gal.
- Water: 480 gal.
- Power: MTU 16V2000 M96L
- Gear/Ratio: ZF 5000A/2.962:1
- Propellers: Veem, 5-blade
- Gelcoat: Kingston Grey
- Climate Control: Dometic
![viking yachts new gretna Rear view of the Viking Yacht 90 sport-fishing boat cruising over the ocean.](https://www.marlinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/viking-yachts-90-rear-on-water-1024x768.jpg)
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Generous amounts of ingenuity, determination, courtesy, and respect are deeply woven into the winning composition of the Healey family and Viking Yachts . These, and many other, qualities have enabled Viking to dominate the U.S. boat building industry over the last six decades. “Early on, my father Bill drove home the point that Viking was about building a better boat every day and Uncle Bob insisted that, we like the view from the top of the mountain and plan to stay there. Almost six decades later the Co-founders’ statements are stronger than ever,” explains Pat Healey, President and CEO of Viking Yachts.
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Palm Beach Towers is the leading source for superb quality, design and engineering of aluminum tuna towers used aboard Viking Yachts and other fine quality boats. In addition, Palm Beach Towers produces fiberglass hardtops, rod lockers and electronic boxes and other custom aluminum and fiberglass accessories. With locations in New Jersey and Florida staffed with skilled welders and installers, Palm Beach Towers has the reputation to top all others. |
Atlantic Marine Electronics installs and services navigation, communication and entertainment systems. Whether your need is a single helm station package, or a multiple station layout, along with entertainment systems throughout the yacht, Atlantic Marine Electronics can be counted upon to complete your job on time and on budget. With locations in New Jersey and both Florida coasts, sales, operator training and service are only a phone call away. |
The Viking Yachting Center in New Gretna, New Jersey, is a stone's throw from the Viking Yacht manufacturing facility. The full service marina with 250 slips for boats up to 55 feet, also features transient dockage, fuel, a pool, barbeque and picnic facilities. A full-time service department can provide expert fiberglass repairs, painting, bottom stripping and has two Travelifts for maintenance and seasonal haul outs. The Yachting Center is also home to waterfront Breezes Bar and Grill and Valhalla Boat Sales which specializes in new Contender as well as brokerage sales. |
The Viking Yacht Service Center in Riviera Beach, Florida, is on the Intracoastal Waterway and conveniently located just minutes from the Palm Beach Inlet. With two service yards staffed by Viking trained technicians, it provides expert warranty work, as well as all service needs, full paint services, custom woodwork and air conditioning packages, cockpit mezzanine retrofits and is an authorized Seakeeper installation center. Between the two facilities there are 38 deepwater slips, a concrete floating dock, two 150-ton Travelifts and a 125-foot by 150-foot building with 50 feet of overhead clearance for tower boats. Atlantic Marine Electronics and Palm Beach Towers also have facilities at this location. |
Valhalla Boat Sales (VBS) operates two locations in New Jersey and one in Florida. All three are authorized dealers for Valhalla Boatworks, Contender and Sportsman Boats. In New Jersey, VBS is conveniently located at the Viking Yachting Center – a full-service marina on the Bass River next to the Garden State Parkway in New Gretna. You’ll find our second Garden State location in central Jersey about 45 miles north in Mantoloking. Our southern branch – Valhalla Boat Sales South – is in the Palm Beach area on the waterfront at the Viking Yacht Service Center, where we offer a wealth of sales and service resources. No matter the location, our sales staff will find the right boat for you and support you with the best customer service available. |
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