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Category: Renovations

Boat Repairs Bristol

Boat Repairs Bristol

September 3, 2021 Louis 1 Comment

Hello, fellow boaters are you looking for mobile boat repairs in the Bristol and Southwest area? We have a decade of experience as liveaboards and boating enthusiasts and If we…

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Posted in: Renovations Filed under: boat repairs bristol, bristol boat repairs, marine services
Snapdragon 29 Exterior

Snapdragon 29 Bilge keel Yacht Renovation By Matt

June 24, 2020 Louis 6 Comments

Snapdragon 29 Renovation By Matt A few years ago, I bought my first boat; an abandoned Snapdragon 29ft bilge keel yacht, sitting in a boat yard graveyard on the River…

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Szmaragd II In A Marina

Szmaragd II Yacht Renovation By Ruth

June 18, 2020 Louis 3 Comments

‘Emerald.H.D’ Szmaragd II Renovation By Ruth & Garry Emerald.H.D. is a 30′ Polish, Szmaragd II, fibreglass long keel hull imported from Gdansk Poland to the UK in 1972, with mahogany…

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lake cruiser galley

Lake Cruiser Renovation By Eoghan

June 12, 2020 Louis 9 Comments

Kylemore 11  Renovation By Eoghan ‘Kylemore 2’ is a lake cruiser that had been in my wife’s family for a generation or two.  Unfortunately, almost a decade ago it was…

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GRP Reinke Hull

32ft Reinke Yacht Renovation By Mike

June 7, 2020 Louis 2 Comments

32ft Reinke yacht Renovation by Mike Passat” is a 10 metre, GRP Reinke built in Berlin in 1970. The previous owner told me that he had sailed more than 60,000…

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Renovated Winner Baronet MK2

Winner Baronet Mk2 Renovation By Mike

June 6, 2020 Louis 3 Comments

Winner Baronet MK2 Renovation by Mike I found the boat on Facebook marketplace and bought her on a whim. I believe she is a Winner Baronet Mk2; though from her…

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Posted in: Blog, Renovations
Mick Sitting In A Inside a 1945 Refuller RAF Boat

45ft Refueller Renovation By Mick & family

June 3, 2020 Louis 3 Comments

1944 45ft Refueller Renovation by Ciaran ‘Blackthorn’  was originally built in 1944 by W.J. Yarwood & Sons Unser contract for the RAF. Known as a 45’ refuellers these beautiful crafts…

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1930s Mahogany Broads Cruiser

1930’s Whippet – Broads Cruiser Renovation By Chris

May 31, 2020 Louis 2 Comments

Broads Sail Cruiser Renovation By Chris This is my 1930s Whippet Class ( Earnst & Young ) broads cruiser. It was originally used for sailing the Norfolks rivers and broads…

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Hand painted bow

Norman 20 Renovation By Pippa

May 27, 2020 Louis 2 Comments

Norman 20 Renovation by Pippa Here was our start into the boating world; a Norman 20  named ” Bruce ” ( yes we know,  not in keeping with naming boats…

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Coronet Family 24 Boat

Coronet 24 Family Renovation By James

May 26, 2020 Louis 1 Comment

Coronet 24 Family Renovation Coronet family 24 before and after many hours and hard work. The boat was in a very poor condition when I found her near the Thames…

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36ft Springer

36ft 1980’s Springer By Peter Bell

May 25, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

36ft 1980s Springer Renovation I am currently rebuilding my 36ft 1980s Springer canal boat from the bare bones.  She had previously sunk twice to the bottom of the canal. I…

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1970 JGSM Madeira

1970s JGM Madeira Renovation By Alexander

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1970s JGM Madeira Renovation A 1970s JGM Madeira, it was used for 15 years as a stripped out fuel barge. When I purchased it there was no engines, no electrics,…

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Tri-hull Renovation

Tri-hull Renovation ‘Dignity’ By Siobhan

Louis 1 Comment

Dignity’ 3m Tri-hull ‘Dignity’ is a 3m tri-hull which we got as part of the sale of our bigger project boat Achilles. She was already in need of TLC when…

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BWM 9.5 Rib Seats

BWM Freestyle 5.9 Renovation By Cornelius

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BWM Freestyle 5.9 Renovation I’ve been working part-time on this project boat for over a year now. I rebuilt one of the two engines, giving it a complete overhaul. The…

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Boat Renovation People Office

The Boat Office

March 17, 2019 Louis Leave a comment

Above is a photograph of the current boat renovation people office. It also happens to be my home. The office comes equipt with a TV to distract myself from work.…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Photos And Stories, Renovations Filed under: attheoffice, boatgraveyard, boatlife, boatrestoration, boatyard, diy, flateric, for, industrial, justalickofpaint, more., motorboats, thatwillbuffout, Visit, www.boat-renovation.com

SV Avocet: One Year of Boat Projects

February 5, 2019 Marissa Neely 5 Comments

Hello there readers! My name is Marissa and I have successfully commandeered Boat Renovation People to write about the trials and triumphs during our first year living aboard our 1979…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Liveaboard Life, Renovations

Tool Storage – A Simple Solution For Boats

February 1, 2019 Louis Leave a comment

Meet Eli St. Amour‎ a boat renovator from Pennsylvania, USA. Fed up with not having enough space for the tools Eli decided to build himself a cunning workbench and tool storage…

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Posted in: Blog, Deck Hardware & Rigging, How To - Boat Renovation Tutorials And All Things Floating., Renovations Filed under: boat renovation, tool storage

Worst Positions In Boat Renovation

January 27, 2019 Louis 13 Comments

A reader sent in a photo yesterday morning and it got me thinking. What’s the worse position you’ve found yourself wedged into while trying to work on your boat? I…

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Posted in: Blog, Renovations Filed under: boat life, yacht renovations

Fergal’s Boat Building – Microplas Microboat Restoration

May 3, 2017 Louis 3 Comments

In February, we published an article on the amazing backyard build of a Glen-L Cracker Box by a highly talented Irish boat builder named Fergal. His skills didn’t end there either! This…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Fibreglass Laminating, Photos And Stories, Renovations

Small And Bizarre Boats – Could You Build One?

May 1, 2017 Louis Leave a comment

Whilst recently browsing the interwebz for all things marine related the folks of Boat Renovation People have come across a lot of bizarre and small boats. At first, i laughed at…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Fibreglass Laminating, Photos And Stories, Renovations Filed under: bizarre boats, small boats

The Female Boat Builders

April 10, 2017 Louis 5 Comments

In January this year,  I wrote an article about my search for female boat builders.  At the time, I was amazed that I could not find a massive amount of…

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Female Boat Builders

The Search For Female Boat Builders

January 28, 2017 Louis 23 Comments

What iNSPIRED this article? Nothing makes me cringe more than marine companies who use photos of half naked women for boat advertisements. I mean come on, I lived on a…

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Posted in: Blog, How To - Boat Renovation Tutorials And All Things Floating., Renovations

Dad Glues A Kids Trainers To DIY Water Skis

January 23, 2017 Louis Leave a comment

The internet is a strange place indeed and even stranger is a Youtube video that I found whilst sitting around pro-dossing where a dad glues a kids trainers to DIY…

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Posted in: Liveaboard Life, Renovations
burmese boat builder

Boat Building And Crocodiles

December 30, 2016 Louis 1 Comment

Meet Kyaw Htet Aung; a Burmese boat builder and repairer. Kyaw is the vice-captain at Yangon Universities Boat Club. He races kayaks and carries out repairs for his team. His current…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Fibreglass Laminating, Renovations, Resinwork, Uncategorized

Can This Boat Be Saved?

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Can this boat be saved? We came across an end of the line post about this old relic – do you think it could be saved or is it time to…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Renovations
Home From Home

The £70 – Floating Budget Home From Home Using Wooden Pallets

December 11, 2016 Louis 2 Comments

The £70 – Floating Budget Home From Home It comes as no surprise that in our current climate thousands of people are turning to alternative ways of living; creating homes from boats,…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Liveaboard Life, Renovations, Woodwork
Boat Renovation Golden Rules

Boat Renovation Golden Rules

December 4, 2016 Louis Leave a comment

Boat Renovation Whether you are bringing a wreck from the bottom of the ocean or restoring an old relic that has had a few years of neglect boat renovation people…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Liveaboard Life, Renovations
Buckingham 20 Renovation

Buckingham 20 Renovation

November 7, 2016 Louis 4 Comments

The Story – A Buckingham 20 Renovation Many boat renovators and sailors alike have at one point considered or perhaps attempted, to restore a boat. Finding a boat is often…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Renovations

Jaguar 27- Full Renovation to Liveaboard Brighton Home

October 13, 2016 Louis 2 Comments

LIVEABOARD -Jaguar 27  Taking The Plunge – Becoming A Live Aboard When we got the Jaguar 27 it was in a “project boat” like state although someone had been living…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Renovations

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