So after considering the many options regarding having a narrowboat - pre-loved, sailaway, boat share, ex-hire boat, off-the-peg or bespoke, we've finally gone for bespoke. So we needed to find a hull builder . . . . . . .
The choice of hull builders is bewildering but after much research we've now chosen ours - XR&D of Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. Yes, it is a strange name. It was explained to us that the company used to be called R&D - here is what XR&D say on their website:
| Many people will recall Ray Denton, who started making narrow boats and Dutch barge hulls almost 30 years ago, trading as R&D Fabrications. His hulls are well known for their quality throughout boating circles. |
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| Although Ray sold the business in 2002, two of his original employees, Garry Summerfield and Lee Wolosiuk kept the R&D tradition going. |
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| The two partners, whose combined experience in this field totals some 30 years are now trading as XR&D Boat Builders, and still designing and fabricating high quality narrow boats and Dutch barge hulls from the same premisies in North Nottinghamshire. |
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Our build slot is booked for April 2018 - just need to get the final design sorted now . . . . .
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