Stimulus Grant Allows Scarano Boat Building, Inc to upgrade Overhead Bridge Crane

Woburn, MA-North American Industries (NAI)trolley with a 10 ton hoist and a three ton auxiliary
recently designed and manufactured an overheadhoist working in simultaneous operation. NAI has also
crane for Scarano Boat Building, Inc. in Albany, NY.agreed to retrofit an existing three ton single-girder
Located in the Port of Albany, Scarano designs andoverhead crane. With an original span of 58 feet, NAI
builds custom yachts that range from sailing tohas been tasked to relocate the crane and reduce its
power vessels. Scarano is also responsible forspan by six feet.
restoring great historical vessels to be put on displayNAI is a leading manufacturer of industrial overhead
at museums. cranes including bridge cranes, gantry cranes,
Scarano was recently awarded $376 thousand inmonorails, jib cranes, and custom-engineered
federal stimulus money under the Maritimesystems. With its large, experienced engineering
Administration's Small Shipyards Grant Program. Asgroup, technical sales force and over 40 years of
part of the American Recovery and Reinvestmentmanufacturing expertise, the Company is
Act of 2009 ('ARRA"), the federal government haswell-positioned to handle the needs of a diverse
allocated $98 million for the capital improvement ofrange of end users. NAI designs, manufactures and
small shipyards and for worker training in maritimeinstalls crane components and crane systems for the
industries.military and municipalities as well as large and small
NAI will install a 10 ton, Class D, single-girder overheadoperating businesses on a global basis. The Company
bridge crane with a 63 foot span and a fullyis a member of the CMAA (Crane Manufacturers
fabricated 140 foot runway system in Scarano's mainAssociation of America), and its crane systems are
construction facility. This crane will have a singlefrequently featured in HOIST magazine.