And so, his first aluminum jet boat he built in 1970,” recalled Bentz. That boat, ... Bentz said the company will do sea trials in the Snake River and they’ll be inspected by the Coast Guard.

When the U.S. Coast Guard developed its 47-foot surf boat in the late 1990s, ... these all-aluminum craft demonstrated spectacular performance. ... Other west coast boats will follow.

Electric boats are still a rarity on America’s waterways, ... Navier has moved impressively quickly from idea to prototype to production boat, and the startup is now touring the West Coast, ...