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OUR BOATS

Over 50 years of boat building experience is here at Classic Sailboats Ltd and as you can imagine during those years quite a few boats have been through our doors.

Classic Sailboats Ltd was started as a business 1996 and then moved to its current place in Bethel.

Since then, we have done all sorts of boats - from 44' sailing vessels, to a1907 38ft 'pulling and sailing' lifeboat ... right down to the smaller scale 6ft child's rowing boat 'cwch bach'.

Here are some of the services we offer ......

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Clinker Built Boats

Clinker boats are where the edge of each plank overlaps the next plank. This type of construction is very common and is a great method if a strong but lightweight craft is what your looking for, it's been around for centuries, just think Vikings and you get the picture!

We build many boats in this construction, many of which belong to active racing fleets including the Trearddur Bay 'Myth' and the Dublin Bay 'Water Wag'.

These classes race in healthy fleets and are still having boats created.

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Carvel Built Boats

Carvel built boats are made by fixing planks to a frame and fastening the planks edge to edge, this creates a very strong structure and smooth surface.

This construction method will offer a beautiful finish to any vessel.

Just look at some of the great boats that are carvel built eg The Seabird Half Rater, Fifes and Dragon class are all carvel.

As official boat builders for the Seabird Half Rater, we have built and refurbished many of them over the years, so have a very good understanding and expertise in carvel construction.

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Custom Builds

Boat Building is what we love to do.

So when we get an opportunity to create something with a client, we jump at the chance.

Whether its from the planning stage or some assistance to finish off a life long dream - we can help.

Menai 14

The Menai 14 is our rowing boat, designed and built here at Classic Sailboats Ltd. We think she marries the best features of a comfortable, well performing leisure GRP rowing boat, with elegance and excellent quality in woodwork. Oak and mahoghany are the chosen woods and we think they bouce of each other beautifully

Featuring two Rowing positions and two passenger thwarts, one with a elegant lifting backrest (optional)

She has 2 sealed tanks at bow and transom to aid in flotation and can be fitted out with floorboards and feet positions for rowing, all optional depending on your requirements,

She retails at £4,995 for the basic package but with added extras never exceeds £6000.

She is ideally rowed by one or two people with space to carry two passenger and light cargo.

We often take our Menai 14 out for a row – contact us if you would like to arrange to join us.

OUR BOATS

Are what we do!!!

Here are some of the services we offer ......

Menai 14

Just some of our previous boats

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