What Is Metan – Metan Marine

How it all Began

Est. 1998 - Owner Mike Borrelli

Metan Marine began 25 years ago in a shrunk wrapped shed in Mike Borrelli’s backyard. Through years of hard work and devotion to the craft, Mike built Metan Marine into a nationally known classic and custom boat restoration company as well as cutting edge builder of their own new classic style boats.

Mike Borrelli is the owner and lead craftsman of Metan Marine. Mike’s extensive knowledge of repairing and restoring fiberglass boats has made him an innovator in the industry, using vacuum infusion processes, cutting edge techniques and premier materials. Mike has assembled a team of highly skilled craftsmen with years of experience and varied specialties, all with the same commitment to quality and innovation.

Fiberglass repair is an art form that takes years to perfect. Mike and his team have a collective 125 years honing their craft. This is why Metan customers know they can bring complicated repairs and restorations and expect award winning results. Mike has taken these years of the knowledge and the advanced processes used in the restorations of the classics and incorporated them into the new Metan Classic Collections. Who better to build these new superior vessels for the next generation than the craftsmen of Metan who have already brought back numerous family heirlooms that will now be around for the future!

Men of Metan

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Gary Wilson: Shop Leader

40 year craftsman specializing in metal and fiberglass fabrication.

Gary started his career in the marine industry at 16 years old working at Boston Whaler in Rockland, MA. Gary established himself very early on as a talented fiberglass and metal fabricator. He ended his successful 17 year run at Boston Whaler as the shop leader of the Government and Commercial division. He then went on to work for a local metal fabricating company where he dedicated himself to his craft for another 20 years, becoming a recognized fabricator/welder in the local marine industry. Gary and Mike worked together on numerous Metan projects over the last 20 years landing them together once and for all when Mike hired Gary as his shop leader at the new Metan facility.

Scott “Vamboosalstien” Trahan

Scott Trahan: “Vamboosalstien”– 20 year expert in AwlGrip coating products, gelcoat application and color matching.

Scott was a kid when he came to work for Metan some 15 plus years ago. Known to all as “Scotty Vamboolstien”. One of the most talented painters, fiberglass fabricators and gelcoat matching geniuses in the industry…Often referred to as Michael’s kid brother from another mother.

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Joe “Joey” Borrelli

Master Fiberglass/Composite Fabricator – 20 years of learning, growing and working at Metan Marine.

Joe, as the photo shows, has been a part of Metan since he was a young boy, where the little attention span he had was always on boats. Well that young boy’s attention is now fully focused on growing Metan, alongside his father. Joe’s very early interest in the vacuum infusion process provided him the years of experience usually found in older seasoned peers in the industry. Along with his God given talent and his Father always pushing him to do his best, he has become a true craftsman in his own right in the repair of fiberglass using the most advanced processes and products.

Keith Stevens

Master Fiberglass/Composite Fabricator – 25 year expert in AwlGrip coating products, gelcoat application and fiberglass repair.

Keith began his career straight out of vocational high school when he jumped at an opportunity to work for his neighbor who headed up the paint shop for The Hinkley Company. He went on to become the lead Awlgrip applicator in the Hinkley paint shop. During his time at The Hinkley Company, Keith repaired and restored many Hinkley vessels, meeting and exceeding the same high level of care expected at Metan. making his transition to Metan seamless.

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Chuck Homer

Master Craftsman and Carpenter – 45 years as a craftsman and teacher in the carpentry trade.

Chuck’s 45 year history speaks for itself. He started as a carpenter and quickly built up his own contracting company. After a successful career in contracting, Chuck turned his attention to teaching his trade. He took a position teaching carpentry at Shore Vocational High School. Chuck’s passion to “save the trades” grew so much, he went on to become and retire as the Superintendent of South Shore Vocational High School. After building his dream home up in the beautiful countryside of Maine, he came out of retirement to join the Metan team leading up the “wood shop” just as he did for all those years as a teacher.

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Joe ‘Pop’ Borrelli
Michael’s Consiliare

Pop is Michael’s closest advisor and biggest fan.

After 30 years of working his way up to executive management at John Hancock Companies, he set himself up for very early retirement at the young age of 55. The timing could not have been more perfect because that was when his son Michael came up with what they thought was this crazy idea of building the infamous shrunk wrapped shed, which was the beginning of Metan Marine. Well not only did Pop help Michael build that first shrunk wrapped shed, but he and Michael together went on to build the metal building/shop which was a far upgrade from the shed. To this day Pop has not left Michael’s side and is never more than a few steps away to lend his worldly and worthy advice or opinion, both of which are priceless to Michael.