Porters have always offered a comprehensive boat repair and
renovation service. We employ craftsmen who are able to complete
all manner of work to the highest standards. Our repair work is
approved by all the major marine insurers.
As you would expect we
specialise in the repair and renovation of any class of dinghy
be it a small gel repair or a complete hull rebuild or redeck of
a wooden boat.
We
have in recent months repaired boats involved in major motorway
impacts, sustained major damage with collisions with larger
craft , been abraded on rocks as well as the more mundane
polishing work involved in
GRP hulls.
Renovations are a further
area of expertise with boats coming in for polishing out Ultra
Violet light fade of the pigment within the gel coat,
re-varnishing of wooden components, re-rigging work and all
aspects to rejuvenate the older boat.
The photographs illustrate some of the more minor repairs that
our craftsmen have repaired varying from scrapes, to holes to
failure of moulded
components. We still hold many moulds of models out of
production so that we can manufacture tabernacles, hatch covers, rear tanks for many
Wanderers and Wayfarers and GRP seats and removable rear boxes
for Wayfarer Worlds. We have also carried out repairs to some
craft that required substantial rebuilding to restore the craft
to its prior to accident condition.
Renovations are a further area of expertise with boats coming in
for polishing out Ultra Violet light fade of the pigment within
the gel coat, re-varnishing of wooden components, re-rigging
work and all aspects to rejuvenate the older boat.
Porters also
specialise in industrial GRP mouldings, we are major suppliers
to the building industry and the health service. In the past we
have also completed a great deal of work for the Ministry of
Defence.
