The yard
Dry dock & repairs
One dock, one 1911 graving pump, and a caulking bench nobody has dared to modernise.
How a hull visits
Six visits to the dock
Slip & survey
The boat comes up the slipway under the 1911 graving pump. Yard clerk Win Harrow writes down what she sees, which is usually everything.
Hull work
Rivets, welds, blacking. The caulking bench stays hand-worked: heat-dried oakum, a caulking iron, and no opinions about the 1980s.
Engine bay
The yard's two mechanics work on anything that floats in and most things that are carried in on a lorry by mistake.
Cabin & fit-out
Trim, stove flues, and the steady handiwork of the fit-out bench. The stove flue rule is absolute: measure twice, cut once, sweep yearly.
Back to the paint shop
No boat leaves the dock dull. The towyard painters take over and the hull comes back in bands.
The shake test
Win shakes the tiller bar. If it rattles, the boat stays another day. The yard has never once lost money to the shake test; it has lost boats, temporarily, to pride.
| Service | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dry dock week | £180 | Includes pump, blocks, and Win's survey |
| Hull blacking | £240 | Two coats, tar scent included free |
| Engine service | £160 | Most engines, all opinions |
| Full repaint | from £640 | Bands, cabin side, and the medicine |
Demonstration site: fictional yard, fictional rates, no bookings taken.