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Boat,
building repairs have been carried out in Flushing, in an area known as
Little Falmouth, since the early 1800's, when the packet ships and other
merchant sailing ships were built. Over the years, the area became the
centre for the building of many traditional wooden craft such as oyster
boats, quay punts, working boats and custom-built yachts. During the War
years the boatyard turned its hand to the construction of motor torpedo
boats (MTB’s),many of which left Flushing directly to raid on St.Nazaire.
After
the War,the yard returned to it’s traditional role – the building and
repair of local sailing and motor vessels.
In the 1970’s Falmouth Boat Construction became part of the Tufnol, Industries
group of companies. Since that time, the yard has produced various wood
and GRP sailing craft such as the Biscay 36 and the Falmouth Bass Boat.
Since 1988, the yard has undergone a major transformation of larger work
and storage areas (undercover and outdoor), new slipways, and a new hydraulic
mobile boat hoist, a new sawmill, a new engineering workshop, modern gelcoat
peeling equipment, plus additional equipment and instrumentation.Our objective
is to maintain a vital and thriving boatyard, a boatyard which can provide
total boat care.
In 2002 Falmouth Boat Construction became part of Bagley Marine Company.
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