Work continues apace at the Cornish yard of C Toms & Son, reports Phil Lockley “The yard is quite busy, but not busy enough,” says Paul Toms, manager of Cornish boatyard C Toms & Son. The 1969-built wooden vessel La…
A new East Anglian boatbuilder is scaling up production. John Worrall reports Karl Hawkins likes boats. Always has. All of his working life – barely a couple of decades so far – has involved them. An Aquafish 23 in build.…
Cheetah Marine, based at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, has sold over 500 Cheetah catamarans since the well-known boatbuilding company was established. John Periam reports It was 28 years ago that Sean Strevens designed and built his first 6.2m…
One of the best-known UK wooden potters, the 18.5m wooden-hulled Pen Glas SE 34 received a new lease of life recently when boat builder Bobby Cann and his staff carried out a major refit, reports Phil Lockley. Having taken place…
Whitby boatbuilder Parkol Marine Engineering currently has four new fishing vessels in varying stages of build, marking a significant first, reports David Linkie. Above: Framing the engineroom section of a 26m pair-seiner, similar to Victory Rose. Fabrication work in progress for…
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