We specialise in bespoke new builds and faithful replicas of historic working boats. Every boat is constructed to the customer’s exact specification and individual requirements. We undertake projects to any stage of completion, from a bare shell to a fully fitted and finished narrowboat ready for immediate use. Great care and attention are taken throughout, using templates from surviving historic craft as well as working from original drawings and records, to produce authentic, accurate and sympathetic replicas.

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The new build pictured above was built using templates taken directly from the FMC Motor Boat ‘Roach’, pictured on the right. We used this boat as the template for the build as we felt it was a particularly nice example of the ‘Josher’ bow. Care was taken to reproduce appropriate details for this style of boat such as the raised Breastwood, chequer plate deck lid and T-Stud detail. (See gallery below)