Every now and then, we get asked to do a job that stands out from the crowd and this was one such occasion. This is a wooden Loch Long, built in the 1930's. The one-design, classic 21-foot keelboat class was commissioned in 1936-37 by the Loch...
Here's our first happy ending from the work we told you about last week. From abandoned boat pile to excited youth team Digby helped us deliver the two good-as-new Fevas to a very keen group of youths and juniors at Chipstead SC - it was a...
Did you know that West Country Boat Repairs offer boat refurbishing and brokerage services? We can take a boat in virtually any condition and refurbish it for the owner, whether to sail or to sell, and also offer a brokerage service, covering everything from assessing a...
The Perfect Christmas Gift for the Boat Lover in Your Life! Stuck for gift ideas for someone who’s mad about boats? Give them an experience they’ll never forget with a West Country Boat Repair GRP Dinghy Repair Workshop! Step inside our working repair workshop and get...
The ideal Christmas present for your Dad, son, wife, partner, crew, bff...
We hear so many epic and entertaining stories from our customers, and this one is no exception. It's a tale of a seal (diverse family of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, marine mammals) vs a seal (device or substance used to join two things together to prevent...
Have you ever wondered how the owner and founder of West Country Boat Repairs, Pete Vincent got into sailing and then the boat repair business, which he repairs he loves (and loaths) and his take on 'bodge jobs'! You may have seen that he sponsors the...
If you follow our Facbook page, you may have seen our 'Sydney to Lydney' posts. We had a boat repair workshop enquiry from just outside Sydney, NSW! Initially we said that whilst we are happy to travel and offer workshops at sailors' clubs, we thought that...
West Country Boat Repairs did a lot of strengthening and reinforcing work on Jeremy Warren's Wayfarer, Hafren, in 2020 and again in 2022 in preparation for some 'bonkers' long-distance sails. We bonded in new, reinforced blocks for a second set of shroud plates, reinforced the mast...
We are used to major repairs, but this one trumped most that we see. The boat had unfortunately cartwheeled down the quay at Newquay in Wales and needed an extensive repair to numerous areas. Before This video taken by the owner, shows the extent of the damage (click...