Review of XR&D Boat Builders, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
Finding and choosing a narrowboat hull builder is an incredibly difficult decision, especially when it's your first narrowboat. Where do you start? How do you go about finding the company that will build exactly what you want? What if you get it wrong? This is the story of how and why we chose XR&D:
XR&D were recommended as one of the best hull builders by our boat fitter –
Narrowboats of Distinction. Our first meeting with Garry and Lee confirmed they
were definitely the company to build our hull. In fact we feel extremely fortunate to have found the dream-team combination of these two businesses working together to create our long-awaited narrowboat.
Garry and Lee spend as much time as you
need and are so positive and enthusiastic about anything that you want
incorporating into the design. Genuinely, nothing is any trouble and you are
welcome at their premises any time to see your boat being built.
Here (below), the hull is about one third built - this was our first viewing.
Garry and Lee with NB Seaglass in their Ollerton workshop |
On our last visit where we signed the hull off as acceptable, we were truly stunned by the quality of the build and the attention to detail throughout - even in the parts of the boats that will never be seen again. We had definitely made the right choice.
Thanks guys - you've done a cracking job. We're taking NB Sea Glass to Crick Boat Show May 2019 so anyone who wants to come and see her for themselves - we'll be in the main marina exhibiting here with Narrowboats of Distinction
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