powerskipper
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Am I right in thinking Fairline is the only one left that is British made and owned.
British boat builders
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Whitelighter
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I think there are a few more.
Broom
Hardy
Southerly
Haines
Rustler
Seaward
And probably a few more
Broom
Hardy
Southerly
Haines
Rustler
Seaward
And probably a few more
Elessar
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loads of small boat builders, no sunseekers though
fletcher the most well know I think.
henryf
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By "owned" I think you are being a bit harsh on the likes of Sunseeker and Princess.
Whilst technically the parent company may not be native to the UK you would have to say that all the nuts and bolts are put together in the UK by British subjects.
Of the "British" owned companies how far are we going to go? Overdraft and or other loans provided somewhere along the line by foreign investors. As the church of England have discovered recently funding and investments have long roots. And they put in a lot of effort to be ethical
As a Princess owner I wear the made in Britain badge with some pride. Every little helps.
I bet I won't be able to buy a pint in Plymouth tonight, all the workers will be wanting to buy me drinks
Henry
Whilst technically the parent company may not be native to the UK you would have to say that all the nuts and bolts are put together in the UK by British subjects.
Of the "British" owned companies how far are we going to go? Overdraft and or other loans provided somewhere along the line by foreign investors. As the church of England have discovered recently funding and investments have long roots. And they put in a lot of effort to be ethical
As a Princess owner I wear the made in Britain badge with some pride. Every little helps.
I bet I won't be able to buy a pint in Plymouth tonight, all the workers will be wanting to buy me drinks
Henry
halcyon
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Does Dave King still own Princess ? after all he is Scottish residing in South Africa.
These companies are bit like British Fly Reels, largest producer of fly reel reels in the world, made them for 40 years in Falmouth, then the American owners sold it to the Chinese, next day it was all shipped to China.
Being in the UK to-day does not mean they will be to-morrow.
Brian
rafiki_
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z1ppy
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Hunton
Scorpion
Pascoe
Ribcraft
Scorpion
Pascoe
Ribcraft
volvopaul
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Westwood marine , near Retford Nottinghamshire . So yes def a uk builder.
rafiki_
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Nice inland and coastal boats. There were a couple of 350's near our old moorings.
halcyon
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Gaffers and Luggers, Sam is Cornish at least, then Cockwells next door, Mylor YH down stream make Sunbeams, then Pendenis make a few boats.
Brian
aquapower
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I did hear recently and possibly just a rumour that Westwood had been sold and moving to Ireland.
Check out this http://www.westwooduk.com/
Portofino
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Assembled in Btriain is more relevant I think ,with boats
Company structure less important .Its all about ( once you have designed it) basically importing components like Volvo Man , Cat engines , marine-air , Waeco, Lewmar, Onan, ray marine, Furuno,etc -some Chinese GRP ,
And a UK workforce putting it all together to resemble a boat ,not any boat but a boat that actually sells in favour of the competition
A great " brand " image helps in today's global market
jimmy_the_builder
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I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Williams, aren't they the biggest boatbuilder by volume in the UK?
Cheers
Jimmy
Cheers
Jimmy
aquapower
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Oyster are mostly uk built
Ian h
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And must be the newest company too.
2 brothers started the business in the garage in back garden
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Yip ..
Firefly625
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Indeed, built by Windboats in Norfolk.... they also own Hardy
..also
Lochin
Aquastar
and going a bit inland waterway..
Haines
Birchwood
Sheerline
Viking
Oh, what about those Altantics... ?
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ari
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sailorman
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Oyster Dutch owned totally British built
Gunfleet Yachts, wholly British owned & built in East Anglia
Gunfleet Yachts, wholly British owned & built in East Anglia
oceanfroggie
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The only thing that really matters to a boat buyer is price, function, and quality.
After that where it's built, and who owns the company is of interest but of not of major importance. Many financially savvy owners never buy new anyway allowing the first poor sucker take the initial depreciation spike, so warranty and after sales service is not likely to be an issue as the boat will most likely be serviced and maintained by a local boat yard near where it is kept rather than where it was built or sold.
After that where it's built, and who owns the company is of interest but of not of major importance. Many financially savvy owners never buy new anyway allowing the first poor sucker take the initial depreciation spike, so warranty and after sales service is not likely to be an issue as the boat will most likely be serviced and maintained by a local boat yard near where it is kept rather than where it was built or sold.
