Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
J-Start mobile boatbuilding and repairman Simon Papendick has been taking trips to North Yorkshire to work on a coble, and has been weblogging as he goes. His photos are a striking illustration of how very differently these boats are built from anything else around our coast. Catch up with Simon’s progress here.
Simon Papendick, otherwise known as the mobile boat maintenance and repair service J-Star Boat Services, is in Yorkshire and getting down to work on a coble in need of some TLC, and is weblogging the job. Apart from anything else, it provides some interesting views of the structure of these fascinating craft.
Professional Essex boat builder, restorer, travelling boat maintenance man and enthusiastic weblogger Simon Papendick (read his stuff here) is setting up a register of vessels built by the Whitstable firm of Anderson, Rigden and Perkins, and is calling for owners to get in touch. Contact Simon at jstarboatservices1@gmail.com . The boat photographed above is Simon’s … Continue reading “Simon Papendick starts Anderson, Rigden and Perkins register”