Marine Electrical at Its Best
We Began . . . .
The founder, Jim Cramer, was one of the original employees of Christensen Shipyards (then Christensen Motor Yachts). After creating Christensen's original electrical department (design, panel shop, and installation), we left to create Hyak. We (Jim and other former Christensen employees) designed and built advanced electrical controls and distribution systems for large yachts, military craft, and commercial vessels. Our successes convinced Dave Christensen to purchase our products for his yachts, rather than continuing the in-house panel shop
Advanced Control Systems
At first, Christensen purchased our original integrated switchboards with shore power converters. Within a few years, we accepted their offer to co-locate with the shipyard and began designing and building all of the electrical systems and control components that went into their yachts. Unlike other yacht builders, Christensen purchased the equipment without controls, and Hyak designed and manufactured the controls with built-in connectivity. This allows for remote monitoring and troubleshooting the systems, greatly reducing downtime and service calls. Many issues can be diagnosed online.
If you Own or Operate a Christensen . . . .
Although Christensen is no longer building yachts, Hyak still maintains our remote monitoring and diagnostics system. We can remotely assist your crew or chosen electrical contractor in troubleshooting and maintaing your complete electrical controls system. We have access to parts, all of the drawings, and the control programs and software that makes your boat function. We can log in and remotely determine most problems, then ship you the needed parts. As these systems continue to age, we can provide upgrades to the components to maintain their original or improved functionality, and on occasion can provide onsite service. Keep your ABS certification and enjoy updated functionality and reliability.
In the future . . . .
You may be concerned that retirement will make service to your systems unavailable, be aware we are committed to continuing to maintain these systems. Negotiations are underway to bring former employees back in ownership roles to keep Hyak operating well into the future. We also will soon be offering access to our propriety schematics and programming.
Note: We are not taking on any new builds at this time
News
We Have Moved
Once co-located with Christensen Shipyards in Vancouver Washington, we have moved to a new location just north of Portland, Oregon in Scappoose Oregon
Our new mailing address:
Hyak Electroworks, Inc.
PO BOX 1527
Scappoose, OR 97056
Our Physical address is
33550 SE Santosh St,
Scappoose, OR 97056
The terms of our lease do not allow in person visits of any kind.
Contact us prior to shipping for the address.
Email will remain the same