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Winter Boat Maintenance
Now
that the regular sailing season is drawing to
its conclusion, and the temperatures are
beginning to be even more disappointing than
they were on occasion during the summer, we
thought it might be a good opportunity to remind
you of some of the services that we continue to
offer, in case you wish to update or improve
your boat before for the winter, and in time to
ensure that you are ready to go again next
spring!
With a lifetime
of experience within the dinghy and small boat
market, we can offer you a service that can take
care of virtually every issue you might be
experiencing with your boat, and have pleasure
in listing some of the services which might be
of assistance to you:-
NEW BOATS;
We are still
producing a range of sailing dinghies at
Porters, working in cooperation with Hartley
Boats to offer the following range of boats;
·
17ft 6ins Osprey
·
16ft Wayfarer
·
16ft Kestrel
·
15ft Supanova
·
14ft Wanderer
·
11ft9ins Byte CII and Byte Trainer
·
11ft Gull
·
And the Hartley 10, Hartley 12, and the
Hartley 12.2 Dinghies
REPAIRS;
Over the years we
have gained a great reputation for repairs in
both wooden and timber craft; having worked on
anything from Optimist dinghies, up to
Trans-Atlantic racers. We work in
polyester, epoxy and vinyl-ester materials, and
our repair service is approved universally by
all of the best dinghy insurers.
Everything from a gel- chip, to a hole large
enough to climb through fall within our scope,
so take this opportunity to tidy up any bits of
damage before putting the boa in the garage for
the winter.
PAINTWORK;
We offer a hand
painting service for wooden boats of any class-
from modern to traditional. Additionally we have
the facilities to spray in two pot polyurethane,
or any paint of your choice.
REFITTING;
Decades of experience
at the front end of National and International
championship fleets gives us the experience and
knowledge to carry out fitting work of any
type, from installing bailers to supplying,
rigging and fitting replacement masts.
SPARES;
We offer a spare
parts supply line for current boats from our
production list, as well as many of the obsolete
versions of the designs which have been
superceeded in the past 20 years – this includes
fittings, spars, foils and all general
equipment.
BROKERAGE;
Whilst in the
main it is our wish to get you into a new boat,
or improve your existing one so that you can get
more pleasure from sailing it, if you find
that you are no longer using your boat as much
as you wish, we do offer a brokerage system to
help you to sell your boat, without the hassle
of entertaining “tyre-kickers”, or buyers
who want to buy something for nothing. In
the main we limit this service to classes boats
that we offer new (as per the list above), but
we would certainly be happy to discuss any boat
that you might wish to sell, to see if we might
be of any assistance.
You can see that we are able to help with any
problems that you might be experiencing so give
us a ring, or send Ian Porter an email,
and discuss your requirements, and we’ll see how
we are able to help you to have an even better
season in 2016.
We are still based in Emsworth, just to
the West of Chichester. Contact us
now and see if we are able to take some of your
worries away, and ensure that you can make the
most of the glorious weather that we are
owed for next summer!!
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