by Martin Hargreaves | Feb 19, 2026 | News
I had a major new build project lined up for this winter but sadly the client had to cancel at the last moment. This left me with a bit of time to spare and some sadness, as new builds don’t come along al that often. Determined to look on the bright side, I...
by Martin Hargreaves | Jun 10, 2024 | News
In recent years the fixed seat rowing boat of choice for the majority of Sea Scouts has been the Trinity 500. The Trinity is moulded plastic and not my sort of boat at all. The builder has ceased trading so a replacement is needed. Originally designed as a oar and...
by Martin Hargreaves | Jul 19, 2023 | News
I admit I was a little anxious when Charlotte Rose came into the workshop. She belongs to a local family with strong boatbuilding connections and I had been recommended for the job by a very experienced boatbuilder. Charlotte Rose is a well built clinker launch of a...
by Martin Hargreaves | Jul 18, 2023 | News
Wild Goose is sold. She went to a keen young dinghy sailor who wanted to move from high performance modern craft to something more traditional. I am delighted to report that he not only completed fitting out in good time but sailed her to third place in the...
by Martin Hargreaves | Jan 13, 2022 | refit and repair
Family boats for swimming, picnicking and fishing locally are mostly either RIBs which I have little to do with or solid motor launches, which come my way form time to time. Just ahead of one of the lockdowns a Plymouth 16 ( I think that’s what it is) came to...
