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Company Profile
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I first began repairing and
maintaining wooden boats at Dolphin Quay in 1996. As
the level of business increased I was able to employ
other shipwrights on a full time basis, building up
to the team of six very talented people we have
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The yard has inevitably undergone a process of
evolution in the past decade regarding equipment and
facility for carrying our work on the boats as
efficiently as possible. Particular thought and
resource has gone into getting boats under cover as
there are no permanent boatsheds on the site.
We designed and built a set of three steel framed
shelters, each 27ft (8.3m) long that slide on a set
of rails the length of the boatyard adjacent to the
Quay wall. These give us enough flexibility to
accommodate many combinations of craft ashore at any
time, and be able to access them for craning in or
out of the water by sliding the shelters as
necessary.
We have our own crane on-site able to lift boats up
to 5 1/2 tons displacement in
and out of the water.
Heavier craft are accommodated by hiring a larger
machine into the yard as required. Smaller vessels
on trailers can be worked on in two other lower
fixed shelters.
We have carried out work on a variety of fine craft
over the years, for customers who are dedicated
wooden boat enthusiasts and appreciate the work that
goes into their maintenance.
Thank you, our customers for all your support!
I hope the images on the web-site will be
inspirational to anyone thinking of buying a wooden
boat or contemplating work on a boat they already
cherish.
Tim Gilmore |
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