Gates & Co, Emsworth.

Gates & Co, Emsworth. A regular update on work in progress. Yacht restoration and repair, painting, spraying, polishing. Light engineering, welding, electrics, and Kayak Hospital.

And she is back! After a wonderful Fife Regatta Mikado returns to base with .Within the next few days we will launch h...
17/06/2026

And she is back! After a wonderful Fife Regatta Mikado returns to base with .

Within the next few days we will launch her and return her to her mooring for the rest of the summer.

Lovely road trip up to Oxford (ish) to collect two new from One 19, and one Quite pleased with the new LED rear l...
09/06/2026

Lovely road trip up to Oxford (ish) to collect two new from
One 19, and one



Quite pleased with the new LED rear lights, although I'm sure one lorry driver enjoyed seeing how close he could get, just for fun, or something....

03/06/2026

With Kingfisher afloat, returned 950 miles later to collect Mikado.
On moving from the berth to the hoist the starter chose that moment to shed a few teeth from its planetary gears, and seize solid! With a 'no pressure' deadline we had to apply some fairly creative engineering to repair the original gears. Although we sourced another (quite rare) starter 60 miles away, a key component, the drive cog, was not interchangeable, so we stuck with the one we had. and carefully fettled it was welded it into place.
Phew!

Thankfully it happend then, and not in Scotland!

Loading with
was a breeze, if a little drizzily, with the trestles made decades ago still giving good service.

With every detail padded, lashed, stowed, she was ready to roll.
Over to you Sam, safe trip 🤞🏻

Mikado was built in 1904, designed by William Fife III, and on this trip she returns to her berthplace 122 years later! 😎



Last week was very busy with preparing 1935 Silverleaf 'Kingfisher' for her holiday in Scotland.She is in superb conditi...
01/06/2026

Last week was very busy with preparing 1935 Silverleaf 'Kingfisher' for her holiday in Scotland.
She is in superb condition, but there are always jobs to do!
A month ago a new rear crank oil seal was fitted by whilst the gearbox was off rebuilt the gearbox and drive plate.
Prior to this a fair amount of oil had escaped the drip tray, so the truly glamorous job of bilge cleaning was a priority!

All the brightwork received attention, a little paint here and there, a new horn plinth, larger solar panels, antifoul, anodes, and an interior valet!

A big team effort in temperatures high enough to test the toughest boatbuilder!

She will be attending the as mother ship to

How cool is that!

Handsomely transported by

Our Week started with a quick construction of mast supports for the Harrison Butler 'Lindy II'.Recently sold, she is to ...
19/05/2026

Our Week started with a quick construction of mast supports for the Harrison Butler 'Lindy II'.
Recently sold, she is to travel south to sunny Barcelona, where she will be based with her new custodian.
Lindy II has been in EYH for many years. She had an excellent restoration in 2015 with Tim Gilmore at Dolphin Quay, and until recently was in active use.
Harrison Butler was "a strong believer in the 'metacentric shelf formula' to achieve good balance and handling under sail. The theory held that as a yacht heels under sail, its balance will depend on the immersed form of the hull, with different sections exerting varying degrees of buoyancy and aft sections possibly being more buoyant than forward sections. Metacentric shelf analysis plots the shifts in the varying buoyancy as a net value to windward or leeward and serves as a guide to achieving equal buoyancy in the dissimilar ends of a design. The work can now be done by computer, but when it was applied by the brain, hand and eye of Dr. Harrison Butler it produced famously sweet-handling boats, in the age of heavy weather helm."

In the days before computers, Harrison Butler was known to cut out paper cross sections of his hulls in order to calculate lines of symmetry and centres of mass. Boats built to his designs are noted for their sleek looks as well as their pleasant handling.

Its always sad to see a British Classic Yacht leave for foreign waters, because once they are gone, they are gone. However the most important thing is they go to the right custodian, and that they care and enjoy them so they can be appreciated by future generations, wherever they are.

Fair Winds Lindy II!


Another launching trolley delivered to .A few years ago we designed and built a batch of these to suit the long and sh...
02/05/2026

Another launching trolley delivered to .
A few years ago we designed and built a batch of these to suit the long and shallow Bosham Slipway.
Quite a few were getting damaged when hauling out on road trailers.

This design features:

Raised axles to reduce draught for launching.
Side supports on the turn of the bilge, the strongest part.
Two keel supports to spread the load.
Guide legs aft.
Bow support with aligning pads.
Road wheels and bearings for soft ground and local 'winter return home' trips.
Ball hitch and jockey wheel for club boat handling.
Full height jockey wheel for a draing angle in the dinghy park.
Replaceable stub axles.
Hot dipped galvanised for longevity.
Tall bow post for a winch if required.

The previous Bosun of BSC, Gavin, described these trollies as 'the best ever launching trolley in the club'.

Channel Island 22After many years waiting patiently in Emsworth Yacht Harbour, Tatla II is in the workshop for a full re...
21/04/2026

Channel Island 22

After many years waiting patiently in Emsworth Yacht Harbour, Tatla II is in the workshop for a full refit.

The interior was completely removed. The aft bulkhead was replaced in teak faced ply (manufactured in house). The hardboard headlining was replaced with marine ply, and reupholstered.

The hull sides were recovered with Marine carpet.

All interior varnish was stripped and recoated, finishing in satin.

So with the interior in 'as new' condition, we can now refinish the upperworks and respray the topsides.

The bottom will be coated in and then .

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Unit 3 Emsworth Shipyard
Emsworth
PO108BP

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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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