Past projects

Over the next few pages you'll see photographs of the work we've carried out in the past, and learn why so many people come back to Newsons for regular maintenance on their boats...

Abbate Villa d'este 1966: Italian speed boat built in 1966 at the Bruno Abbate yard on Lake Como, Italy. it has undergone a total refurbishment. The engine rebuild was carried out at a cost of over £2000, the engine is the original American built Ford V8 Interceptor of 144hp the boat was built with.
AMOKURA: 50ft F Shepherd Aux Yawl built in 1939
Incentive: One of the many inshore fishing-fleet which are regularly slipped for maintenance and MCA inspection.
Kommandoren: Baltic trader Kommandoren is a regular visitor to the yard.
Little Bertha: Double Diagonal teak hull HDL
Mayflower: 47ft ex Harbour Launch on the slipway having the shaft log removed and replaced bilge keels fitted.
MGB 60: A second World War gunboat regrettably destroyed by an arsonist who set fire to our premises
New Build 18ft Launch: 18ft Launch Larch on Oak with inboard 20hp diesel engine for a customer on the south coast. This boat is now complete and working on the south coast taking anglers fishing for bass the owner being very pleased with her sea keeping and stability.
One off designs and projects: One off designs and projects undertaken, the bigger the brain teaser the better
Rebuilding of boat yard: Good news for all our customers old and new, the building is finished and we are back in bussiness.
Resolute: 1920s Steel Barge on slipway for antifouling
Sternpost replacment: Working within the customers budget we are always faced with situations like this one, sternpost rotting from the top and planking begining to spring loose, in an ideal world we would replace all of the stern post requiring the letting go of all planking
Tumbleweed: A visitor from America which stoped off at the yard for sliping and maintainance
Two Marks: Kings Lynn Cockle Dredger
William & Kate Johnstone: First 60ft Watson Lifeboat built undergoing engine room update and initial painting of hull.