Project List

International Boatbuilding Training College.

  • Wanderer, 33ft cruising yacht - Interior fittings.
  • Cloud, Double ender 35ft - Planking and laminated frames.
  • Bristol Pilot Cutter 39ft - Bronze floors, swept teak deck, cabin sides and stanchion posts.
  • Dunkirk Little Ship, Motor Cruiser 45ft – Steam in approx 60 whole or part timbers, new sheer planks, new beamshelf, deck beams.
  • 9ft and 12ft dinghies – Clinker planking, steamed timbers,

Reading.

  • Hire Fleet – General upkeep and repairs.
  • Fluke - River Cruiser, 32ft – Approx 55’ of planking.
  • 72ft Narrow Boat – Complete removal of interior, design and rebuild as hire boat.
  • Beavertail river launch – Mainly cosmetic work, some small joinery.

Down’s Road Boatyard, Maldon.

  • Angele Alline – 55ft French MFV Dunkirk Little Ship rebuild. See Classic Boat magazine. Bulkheads, decks, wheelhouse and cabin top, solebearers and floors. Interior fitting.
  • Aelfwyn – 40ft Sloop. Rebuild transom, replace planking, replace ply subdeck and teak decking.

Hillyards.

  • 2 ½ , 6, 9, 12 ton Hillyards - Planking, deck sheathing, rebuild coach roof, new deck beams, hull finishing, rebuild rudder, replace toerails, restore cabin sides, etc.
  • Trident of Hamble – Fairey Huntsman. Dash and instrument panel.

South Coast Shipwrights.

  • 30ft Sports fisher/ Workboat - Simple fitout of GRP Hull.
  • Lloyds – 52ft converted lifeboat. - Rebuild wheelhouse base, double diagonal planking, toerails etc.
  • Svano 12 ton Hillyard. - Paint topsides and antifoul. Restore and varnish brightwork.
  • Ellora – 30ft Wooden cabin cruiser. – New deck beams, carlins and ply sheathed deck. Caulking.
  • Firecracker – South Coast One Design, No. 69. Final fitting interior and cockpit. (With Nick Gates and Co.)
  • 1904 40ft Fife – Planking, splining and fairing hull. (With Nick Gates and Co.)
  • WWII Landing Craft Restoration - New Beams, decks, engine box, etc.
  • Miss Ruth, Centre cockpit Hillyard 6 tonner - Ongoing Restoration. Drop mast, strip, reglue and varnish.
  • Assorted Sailing Dinghies - Varnishing, maintenance and repairs.