The New Boat
We thought all you divers deserved a bit of a treat so we are now in the process of having a new catamaran built by GRP Laminates and South Boats on the Isle of Wight.
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In our constant efforts to improve the service at Divers Down on Swanage Pier, we are now having a South Boats Catamaran built. It is at the moment in the factory of GRP Laminates being constructed to an excellent standard and overseen by the highly skilled and very helpful Works Manager, Leon. The new boat is a metre longer than Skua and will have a large enough cabin to take all twelve divers. This should improve the comfort level when going out to wrecks a little further away or when the weather is not being kind to us.
The picture to the left shows the cabin under construction with the lads standing on the roof.
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| The picture to the right shows the hull being constructed in the mould. It should be out of the mould sometime in June and will be coming to Swanage in September. The plan is then to fit out over the winter, ready for the 2011 season.
Any name suggestions will be welcome and at the moment include Depth Charge, Deep South, Scaramouche (can you do the fandango), Swanage Bay, Siren and a few more.
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How BIG is this boat!!!!!!!!!
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Guess what colour.......
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Hmmm maybe an ORANGE cabin........
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and what about a GREY hull - sounds familiar!!!
Standing under here feels like something out of Alice in Wonderland.
http://www.grplaminates.com/News/#divers_choose_grp_laminates_to_build_new_boat
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The deck is going down and the chippy is considering his next move.
Should he put down the section where Peter and Leon are just
checking to see if there is enough space for a double berth!!!
Well, the cabin is now on the hull and it looks huge.
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Contact us at: Divers Down, The Pier, High Street, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2AR
Phone / Fax: 01929 423565 (Diving Season) 01929 423551 (November - March Mob: 07977 142661
email us at: medina@madasafish.com
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