We often get asked to make things which aren't boats! Here are a pair of trophy cabinets made from an old rowing skiff. The shelves are 140 year old recclaimed mahogany.
Arctic voyage a success
The big news of our summer was 'Thembi's' trip to Jan Mayen and beyond. 'Thembi' is the Ed Burnett cutter we built in 2005. Tim and crew sailed her up to the Arctic where they climbed the worlds northenmost volcanoe - Beerenberg.
Thembi performed briliantly and has now rtuned safely to her mooring in Scotland.
Launch of Little Meg 9' dinghy
We managed to find time to design and build a new dinghy - the 'Little Meg'
Here's a picture of the first - she's light and a joy to row. For prices, call Tim 07795 - 118651
More big trees..
Here is another beautiful Douglas fir destined to become a mast. With one of the countries most progressive planting schemes, these trees are grown and harvested sustainably.
Big Masts!
We made two winter trips into the forest to pick trees to make mizzen and topmasts for Brixham Trawler Vigillance.
With our large chainsaw mill we can produce masts of any length and up to 4 feet diameter!
New 12' sailing dinghy
Early spring saw us fitting out the hull of Swift a 12' replica 'smacks' boat. She is the first of the Blackwater 12 class of sailing dinghies.
She seems to suit the needs of her owners (a young familly) perfectly - rows well, has great stability and should be easilly handled with the traditional sprit rig. The kick up rudder and stainless centreboard make beaching simple.
Updating after an exceptionally busy year
We've had an exceptionally busy year which might explain why we've been so slow to update the 'news' page!
The range and scope of the work has been very broad, from the launch of our in-house designed fishing boat, to the replacement of enormous keel timbers. There have been dozens of smaller jobs including engine instalations, custom castings and pattern making and lots of steelwork.
Here are a few of the highlights:
Leason Keel replacement
Most recently we've been fitting a new keel to the large Danish cotter 'Leason'. Built in 1932 with a Beech keel, her time had come for replacement. The new one is a beautiful lump of purpleheart and will give her a new lease of life. The hull was lifted and carefully supported whilst the old rotten keel was removed. Good luck to her owners Ben and Phoebe, who hope to return her to sail during her ongoing restoration
Thembi in the Hebrides
The Loftus familly managed to find some time to sail Thembi, the 35' Ed Burnett cutter built by Tim. Great to be on a real sailing machine in the waters she was built for.
Eleanor of Poole restored
Next up was Eleanor of Poole, a Newmans built Laurent Giles Vertue. We did substantial re-fastening before completely recaulking and rebuilding covering boards, toe rails and taffrail.
