Keep the water right
Pontoons, chains and moorings are checked on a rota all year. A berth that fails in a gale is a boat on the mud and a bill nobody wants.
How the work runs
How we work
How a boat is looked after here, from the berth to the water.
The order of things
Berth. Lift. Shed. Launch.
Lift it when the tide allows
The hoist works around the tide, not the diary. We book the lift and tell the owner the truth about the weather.
Work in the sheds
Hulls, shafts, skin fittings and the awkward jobs. Our own people do the work, so the person who lifts the boat answers for it.
Put it back properly
Launch is not the end of the job: the engine is run, the seacocks are checked and the owner is walked round before the invoice.
Ground rules
Three things that do not change.
Own the yard
Berths with no yard are just a car park for boats. The yard is the reason an owner stays.
Tide first
The tide does not move for a schedule. The yard works around the water and says so honestly.
Fix it, then talk about new
Most of what comes up the slipway can be repaired. We repair first and only recommend new when it is cheaper over a season.
The fit question
The right conversation, early, is cheaper than the wrong one late.
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