Nick Thorpe Boat Building

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To email Nick Thorpe Boat Building, please use this form, or send an email to: enquiries@nickthorpeboatbuilding.com

You can contact us by phone on 01889 270 040.

Usual working hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm.

Weekend/Evening appointments are available upon request.

Trade enquiries are welcome.

Nick Thorpe Boat Building
Unit 5
BPL
Hixon Industrial Estate
Church Lane
Hixon
Stafford
ST18 0PY

Nick Thorpe Boatbuilding - Narrowboats in Staffordshire

Day Boat

Purposely built for single day use for hire companies, or for people wishing to hire from their own base.

Traditional

The traditional stern was originally found on working type boats. This offers the most internal cabin space, reducing the rear deck size.

Semi-Traditional

Although keeping the lines of a traditional boat, it offers a larger rear deck space by having an open roof area over the engine.

Cruiser

The larger rear deck space on an open cruiser layout offers a more sociable aspect to narrowboating.

Tug

Shares the same stern as a traditional boat, but also offers a high level front deck to replicate the old working tug boat style.

Boat Painting

Red/grey oxide primer, 2-3 coats of undercoat, prep between coats and 2 coats of topcoat. We use only the highest quality narrowboat paint, and work to your choice of colours/design.

Engine fitting

We work closely with Barrus and Beta Marine for our modern diesel
engines. All our fitted and commissioned at our premises.
If you have a personal engine preference, we can accomodate that.

Sailaway Boats

Sailaway services includes ballast, floor rails, floor ply, windows, portholes, roof ventilation, low level ventilation, engine fitting.
Contact us for more details