All Boat Services
Dry dock (max boat size 72' x 14')
Side slip (max boat size 72' x 7')
Moorings
Wooden and steel
Winter discounts for docking December 1st to April 1st
Services Price List
Dry Docking
Blacking starting from £9.17 per foot Plus VAT
Hull survey or pre purchase surveys and boat safety examinations
Blacking with marine bitumen paint over 3 days of dry docking
Anodes and plate welding work
Joinery, fit outs, new boat builds and award-winning restoration work
Salvage and breakdown
Call out for sinking vessel - engine breakdown - engine service and towing.
Traditional Sideslip
Hardstanding available for long term projects
Covered workshop for timber conversion and fitting out/p>
Sliding rack bandsaw for processing timber from in the round
Steaming facilities for steam bending timbers
Air dried hardwood timber supplies
Historic boat restoration for wooden/ iron/ steel or composite.
Although the main wooden canal boat building era ended towards the middle of the last century, Bates Boatyard has continued to produce fine quality restorations and new wooden boats. Sea going and river boats can be also accommodated.
