Amoreena
Amoreena 8th December 2023 Amoreena is a 45ft Bates StarCraft she has come over from France for a winter refit, her works include a repaint
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First Light
First Light First Light, a Bavaria 37, has come to HMS Ipswich for a mini refit. 8th December 2023 First Light has come to HMS
Tara
Tara TARA is a 57ft wide beam Sea Otter she has come to HMS for a mini refit and the fabrication of a custom built
Jester – Fairline Targa 40
Jester a Fairline Targa 40 has come to the yard and is having some complex modifications made to her radar arch which will enable her to be suitable for the broads and river cruising with lower bridges.
1954 Andrews 30ft Greyhound
1954 Andrews 30ft Greyhound HMS is working on behalf of Andrews Boathouses Limited for more information on this boat visit www.slipperlaunches.com 11th April 2023 With
Freeman 22
Freeman 22 27th July 2023 This lovely Freeman 22 is starting to look really smart, we are now awaiting her chrome rubbing strake. 16th June 2023 With
Kalabash
Kalabash Kalabash 27th March 2023 She is ready for launching and for the rig to be put back up. Kalabash 3rd February 2023 The capping
1957 Andrews 25ft Greyhound
Slipper launches were first built by John Andrews at his father’s boatyard on the Thames in 1913. They were designed to incorporate a steering wheel and gearbox for easy manoeuvrability and handling, echoing the stylish lines of the sports cars of the era.
Slipper launch Wild Oats
Wild Oats is privately owned by someone not related to the Andrews Boathouses enthusiasts he has brought wild oats in for a make over.
1963 Andrews 25ft Greyhound
Slipper launches were first built by John Andrews at his father’s boatyard on the Thames in 1913. They were designed to incorporate a steering wheel and gearbox for easy manoeuvrability and handling, echoing the stylish lines of the sports cars of the era.
Elsa II
Elsa II is a fine example of a 32ft Thornycroft she was built in 1929 on the Thames and is a Dunkirk Little Ship, she has one of the oldest brass commemorative plaques awarded to the little ships.
Tundra Wolf
Tundra Wolf is a Nauticat 33 she has been a regular visitor to HMS over the years, she has come back for some repairs to solve some leaks and for varnishing works.
Toastie
Toastie is a small very much loved catamaran which came to HMS for some tlc including new windows and headlinings. There are still a few things to finish but she is looking so much better inside.
Malaika
Maliaka is a Dutch built Super Van Craft she is a regular visitor to HMS for various mini refits and maintenance and has recently returned for some modifications for the current owner including a new fabricated radar arch and electronics and new helmseats.
Windhover
Windhover is a Westerley Seahawk she has come to the Southwold yard for a small refit before the sailing season, …
Sirius
This was Sirius being carefully manoeuvred into her temporary home while the works are carried out. Sirius is coming in for a new deck and painting.
Mamora
The new radar arch has been fitted and we are working on connecting everything up.
Truff Truff
Truff Truff is a lovely example of a Rapsody 29 she has come up from the Thames for a winter makeover including some varnishing work. She arrived by road transport and was loaded into her temporary home for the next few months.
Dragonfly
This is Dragonfly she has been in the Ipswich yard for a cut back and polish of the hull and some electrical works, despite the grey day she was looking much shinier after her polish.
Seafarer
Seafarer is a 59ft Lawley motor yacht, she was built in 1918 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. She has spent most of her life cruising the waters of North America between New York and Boston. She was recently shipped to the UK where she was bought by her current owner. He has brought her to HMS for some modifications which were picked up by the survey. The team have removed all the beautiful interior for safe keeping ready for the works to begin.
Taioma
Taioma is a Vancouver 34
She has come to Southwold for a mini refit, as is often the way the customers have added to the job list while she is in the boat shed. Works include a new engine and all associated parts, new windows, hull polish and anti foul and thorough clean and smarten up.
Longhope
The hull is being prepared for painting, the customer has chosen white so there is some way to go.
Cinderella
Cinderella is a Sun Odyssey 54DS she was built in 2008, she has come into the Ipswich yard for a major refit.
Fiddlers Dram
Has been in for a repaint and revarnish and a general revamp and is looking much smarter.
Liseta
Liseta is a 1957 twin screw motor yacht designed by the sailing dinghy designer Guthrie Penman and first registered by Wing Commander Geoffrey ‘Buster’ Briggs. She is made of pitch pine on oak with teak decks and a teak superstructure.
Mero
Mero is a wonderful example of a John Bains Silverette she is a regular visitor to HMS for maintenance works and her wonderful owners do an awful lot of the hard work.
Wide Beam Barge
Being based on the coast we don’t very often work on canal boats however this wide beam barge is the latest arrival for an internal refit at Ipswich. It is certainly a blank canvas and the owners have some fabulous interior design ideas.
J120
J120 has recently arrived at our Southwold Boatyard for repairs and a repaint of the hull and some rigging works before the racing season starts.
Josephine
A familiar face at HMS over the years Josephine has returned to our Ipswich yard for some winter maintenance works, including a gentle refurb of her teak decks and all the brightwork being revarnished using Allwood.
Charis
Charis Charis November update: It was a fabulous sailing day the other Saturday for sea trials of Charis, the new sails from @OneSails_east performed brilliantly
Nouchette
Nouchette is a Westerly Oceanlord she has come to HMS for a mini refit over the winter including new decks.
Okura
Okura HMS regularly take on refits for minor and major works and in the late Summer of 2017 we were approached by a couple who