Safety Boats Available for Hire
Dotty Boat
Our smallest boat in the fleet, powered either by oars or our 9.8hp engine this little boat goes anywhere. Light enough to be lifted by 4 people it also has wheels on the transom to allow it to be pulled by two to the waters edge.
Damarkand
Damarkand is an Ex RNLI D Class Inshore Lifeboat which are known for their robustness and are capable of operating in up to a force 5 and often in surf. She previously served with the RNLI in Clacton on Sea.
Easily operated with one person she would normally be manned by two crew in her safety boat role.
With shallow draft (0.6m) and up to 26kts she is a quick and reliable little boat which has just had a full upgrade with Nav Kit, VHF and brand new Tohatsu 50hp engine.
Raider
Extremely strong and versatile, Raider makes for a perfect Work Boat or Safety Boat.
This boat can get into extremely shallow water and is very simple to operate. The vessel can come supplied with or without a road trailer for movement between sites.
Lifting points on the vessel allow it to be lifted in or out of the water by on-site plant machinery, or it can be launched from a road going trailer, straight into the water.
Raider has the capacity to carry up to 500 kg making her the ideal stable platform for erecting scaffolding, complemented with extremely shallow draft Raider is perfect for carrying out bridge inspection and repair works.
Raider is also often used as a ‘tug’ for our custom engineered pontoons which have proven to be vital in carrying out bridge inspection works.
Lightning
Our 13ft Dory with a new 25hp Outboard is perfect for inshore or inland safety work. These boats are renowned for their stability and toughness.
Rumbler
our 8x8 Argocat is very much a go anywhere machine. Pipleine surveys, personnel transport, moving equipment across the beach, even as an all terrain ambulance these vehicles are practically unstoppable.
Fox
A Halmatic 44 ex pilot boat this is one of the best offshore safety boats available at this time. Fitted with twin Perkins 215hp engines she is capable of 20 kts in most weather. A fixed Onan generator supplies power to the vessel and its extensive nav kit including hand held thermal camera, IR night vision, floodlights, forward looking and side scan sonar. Currently coded Workboat 3 cat 2 (60nm offshore)