Wooden & Steel Ship Repairs Ltd
Wooden & Steel Ship Repairs Ltd operates as Arctic Shipyard Ltd, a ship and boat repair yard working from two sites on either side of the River Medina at Cowes and East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The company provides dry docking for vessels up to 250ft (76m) LOA and 40ft (12m) beam, slipway haul-out up to 120ft LOA, and specialises in traditional wooden boat repair alongside steel hull repair and fabrication. In-house capabilities include shipwright work, coded welding, mast and spar construction and repair, shot blasting, airless spray application of protective coatings, glass fibre repair, caulking and shrink wrap tenting. Typical work covers yacht restorations and refits, barge and workboat repairs, and major rebuilds and conversions.
Wooden & Steel Ship Repairs Ltd
Trading as Arctic Shipyard Ltd, the company runs two shipyard sites on both sides of the River Medina at Cowes, Isle of Wight, offering dry dock and slipway services together with traditional and steel ship repair. It took on the long-derelict Arctic Road dry dock (historically Marvins Yard, later Coles Yard) in September 2019 and rebuilt it, including fabricating new dock gates, and also rebuilt the small slipway at the Clarence Yard in East Cowes. The business states a policy of independence, keeping as much work as possible in house and investing in equipment such as a 50-tonne press brake, airless spray plant and a Priestman MC250 crawler crane.
Services
- Traditional wooden boat repair, re-planking, re-framing, caulking and splining
- Steel ship repair, plating, fabrication and conversions
- Coded welding
- Mast and spar repair and new construction (including sourcing spar-grade timber)
- Shot blasting and airless spray application of protective coatings
- Painting and varnishing, glass fibre repair
- Yacht restorations, refits and major rebuilds
- Shrink wrap tenting and scaffold weather protection
Facilities
- Dry dock: up to 250ft (76m) LOA, 40ft (12m) beam, referenced to 1000 tons
- Slipway: up to 120ft LOA, 20ft beam
- Workshop with press brake for hull plate bending and prefabrication
- Crawler crane for heavy lifts
- Historic yard structures including the 1885 arch, chimney and winch house at Arctic Road
Vessel Types
- Classic and composite motor yachts (teak or Iroko planking on steel or oak frames)
- Ketches and schooners
- Dutch barges and harbour fuel barges
- Larger vessels undergoing conversion and superstructure rebuilds
Location
- Main address / West Yard: Arctic Dry Dock, Shamblers Yard, Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7PG
- East Yard: The Winch House, Clarence Boat Yard, Clarence Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6TA
- Working hours 08:00–17:00, Monday to Friday