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Ledgard Bridge to the rescue.

Lyell and Geoff did their good deed for the day when two brand new boats from another nearby builder lost power, finding themselves adrift they managed to get a line on to the old bridge pier before the were swept onto the weir.
Seeing their predicament Lyell took out Betty to offer assistance the two larger boats were lashed to each side of Betty and she towed them back up the river about a mile to their mooring.

On a fast flowing river recently in flood this displays the worth of the Shire 45 engine Betty is fitted with.

The recent floods were the cause of a little excitement and loss of production!

Look no weir!

James Wade the sign painter wishes he had come on his boat instead. Well at least he made it onto the front page of the local paper!

Never underestimate the power of the river!

Betty going in. (Little)

Kittle going in. (Large)

Friday 23/07/04, we had the little and large show today when we crained in two boats Kittle and Betty. (And for once it didn’t rain.)
Kittle is a 56’ x 10’ barge style with wheel house it was crained unfitted and with out ballast to keep the weight down, but still weighed in at 15 tons. She will be fitted out on the water and should be complete in around six weeks.
Betty is a 51’ modified trad style narrowboat. While maintaining the lines of a trad style, her stern is profiled to give a more generous rear deck allowing two people to sit in comfort. (Keep an eye out for this boat, who says you can’t get a car paint finish on a boat?)

Size matters! 57’x12’6” with a distinct hint of Dutch barge.

And now for something completely different.

July 04 two new builds have started a 57’ x 12’6” barge style and something a bit more unusual a 55’ narrow barge style inspection launch, this is really going to be something different!

26/05/04 Something big is growing in the corner of the workshop and it will be coming out soon!

Click here to see more.

Sunday 16/05/04 David & Pamela Ross and Gromit the cat along with their broad beam boat “Lea Crest” left Aspley Mariner to start their new life cruising the waters of France.

The boat was transported by low loader then ferry to Calais, more pictures should be available of their journey soon. You can find out more about Lea Crest here.

Saturday 15/05/04 “Honley Lass” a 50’ cruiser style narrowboat was brought and lifted in and should be on her way to her home mooring in Bingley next week.

2/05/04 Ja’i Une Vie (I Have A Life) was completed and left for her home mooring in Skipton. Her modern interior worked out very well giving a much greater feeling of space than expected on a 50’ by 10’ boat. Click here to take a look at the Broad Interior Fit Out page.

Saturday April 24th Achieving Together left for her new home mooring at Snaygill boats in Skipton.

If you meet any of the crew be careful not to mention “sand banks”

You can find more pictures of her here.

Wednesday the 17th of Mach “Jaybee” got her very high quality Sea Glaze wheel house fitted, she should be finished and on her way in a week or so.

Saturda the 6th of March after some real “Serious Fun” we finally managed to thread “Achieving Together” out of the workshop and onto the wharf. At 57’ x 10’ 6” she is the biggest boat built locally for over fifty years. Click here to find out more.

Friday the 5th of Mach “Jaybee” took to the air and the finally to the water, she is a 57’ barge style narrow boat. Externally she is a sister boat to “Bendigo” but features an hydraulic drive system and a more traditional fit out.

No rest for the wicked! We have just commenced work on two more builds a high spec trad style barge and a “futuristic” 57’ broad beam barge, this broad beam is going to have more gadgets than the Star ship Enterprise!!

Saturday 21st of February in conjunction with Milestone Innovations we launched our new product BoatShield. a state of the art purpose built boat security system that’s always there while your away!

Click Here to find out more.

Monday 16th of February “Achieving Together”, Serious Fun’s new boat was painted and moved back for fitting out.

Friday 13th of February and “Jaybee” the 57’ barge style narrowboat featured in the photo construction was brought out on to the wharf. She awaits her Sea Glaze wheel house and completion of fit out, but should be on the water in two weeks time.

The team from Serious Fun paid us another visit to view the work on their boat. There was definitely rather a lot more to look at than on their previous visits!