Mid Norfolk Boats

14/07/2021

No reason, just really love this photo….

26/05/2021

Another boat collected today, and back at the workshop for a refit.

18/05/2021

Hard day’s work. Testing a customer’s engine and RIB.

18/05/2021

18/10/2020

One very happy customer after having a few problems with his engine. It now goes like a rocket after it’s service and changing the CDR unit.. one very very extremely happy chap who now wants to go even faster 😆.

16/10/2020

Little dingy that we have been renovating for a customer.. before during and the finished product on the pond at their livery. 😊

11/09/2020

Refurbishing a fletcher sports boat. The masking tape will come off today hopefully the seating will be fitted next week.

11/09/2020

Refurbishing a little rowing bow. These are from the last couple of weeks. It had its last coat of toplac yesterday and is looking good.

29/07/2020

Little rowing boat starting to take shape. Hopefully by Friday I should have it fully sanded and ready to fill the little holes.. 🤞

22/07/2020

Just a little renovation job...!

18/06/2020

Oscar and I have had a really enjoyable few days working with Ben from Electreco, helping to transform a traditional petrol powered boat into an environmentally friendly fully electric boat.

We removed the old Mercruiser 4.3 V6 and outdrive, and filled the hole left behind. We fabricated some bespoke outboard engine brackets to mount the electric outboards onto. Then Ben did the clever stuff!

This is a prototype to test the concept, and I have to say it works really well. The weight of the batteries, outboards and electric components is similar to the weight of the old engine, so the boat still sits beautifully on the water.

The outboards push the boat along nicely, with plenty of performance for the Broads. It's also easy to manoeuvre simply by adjusting the output of each engine to steer.

We're really looking forward to seeing (and hopefully helping with) the next project. Electric boats clearly are the future, they're quiet, smooth and most importantly - they're good for the environment!