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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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Hamish Patterson
Boatbuilder | Boat Restoration Specialist
Handcrafted builds, classic restorations, and honest workmanship.

Based in the heart of The Lake District. Our boats are aimed at the bespoke market that values performance, styling and finishing. Patterson Boatworks are wooden boat specialists. We believe that by having traditional skills and combining them with modern materials and methods, we can breathe new life into wood composite construction. At Patterson Boatworks we offer a complete New Boat Service - from initial concept to final product. We can build the boat of your dreams, to your exact specifications, on time and on budget. We also offer a complete repair and restoration service for classic wooden boats and modern composites. We are fully equipped to undertake work in fine joinery, rigging, composite repairs, osmosis treatment, painting and varnishing ans systems engineering. At Patterson Boatworks our aim is to provide you with the best possible service from a friendly team.

28/10/2026

Space for a couple more boats up the storage unit. Classics preferably.
Storage rate £72 per ft for six months
Contact Hamish Patterson
07909 222538 [email protected]

26/10/2026

21/11/2024

‘Albatross’ was lifted out the water yesterday. We are thrilled to begin work on her today for Langdale Chase Hotel.
Albatros was originally built in 1928 in Berlin.

ALBATROSS HISTORY
Originally built in 1928 in Berlin for a sea captain as his own private motoryacht which he used mainly on the River Elbe and surrounding waterways. She was to be confiscated during WWII along with most other useful vessels and used for transporting cargo along the Elbe to Hamburg. A decade after the war she was transported to lovely Bodensee which borders Switzerland, Germany and Austria where she became a ferry connecting various cities around the lake. A certain amount of rebuilding was necessary to make the boat compliant with the strict Swiss regulations. The owner still has most of the original stability calculations and drawings.

In 1983 another new phase began when Albatros was purchased by a Dutch shipyard in Friesland which is in the northern part of the Netherlands. Here the boatbuilders appreciated the origins of the boat and set about rebuilding her to the original specification, emulating the layout both externally and internally. Three years later Albatros headed south to the French waterways where she was kept for holidays, mainly on the Seine, right through to late nineteen nineties. She then returned to the Netherlands where a classic boat restoration yard saw the potential as a sight seeing vessel in Amsterdam. One of her regular customers was the current owner who enjoyed trips aboard and finally decided in 2008 to offer to purchase the boat for himself.

He undertook a two year restoration in 2009 and 2010. The teak hull appreciated a year round moist environment and so it was decided to build a boathouse in which to moor Albatros permanently at the boatyard. The restoration concentrated on a back to 1928 restoration although the teak hull and decks were of course retained. A painstaking programme of renewal and replacement sought to recreate the original design. Albatros was reborn.

28/10/2024

BOAT STORAGE AVAILABLE NOW!
Do you know we offer winter boat storage?

With storms being more frequent and weather more severe, we recommend storing your boat on land during winter to protect it.

We’ve restored a lot of boats which have been victim to storm damage, due to being left on the water over winter (as in this photo).

Here’s some of the the benefits of storing your boat on land over winter:
⚓️ Protection from harsh weather conditions which cause destruction, such as freeze-damage.
⚓️ Decreases chance of hull damage.
⚓️ Extends your boat’s lifespan.
⚓️ Reduces corrosion.
⚓️ Gives the opportunity for maintenance and repairs, ensuring your boat is ready for the next season.

Prepare your boat for winter - call Hamish on 07909 222 538 to book your storage space.

25/10/2024

Exciting news! We’ve set sail to our new premises!

We’ve just completed building our very own bespoke workshop just outside Kendal, Cumbria.

We are really excited to work with our existing and new clients from our new building.

We’re in our new workshop now and we’re ready to launch!

30/09/2024

Read this Cumbria and Lakeland Walker magazine article…
‘Hamish Patterson is continuing an ancient craft and expanding into new premises’

07/09/2024

Did you see Waterbird fly over Windermere last night? Hamish built the floats for Waterbird. We love watching her fly and then land gracefully on the water, thanks to our floats.

26/09/2022

On the 25th November 1911, on Windermere, Waterbird was the first plane to take off and alight on water outside France and the USA. A dedicated and passionate team has spent the last 10+ years building a Waterbird replica, which flew successfully above Windermere on Thursday. It’s been a joy to follow The Lakes Flying Company’s journey and to hear stories and insights from the team. Let’s hope the plane can be displayed locally soon, for more of you to visit.

24/09/2022

Some videos sent to us of 'Waterbird' flying yesterday. We are honoured to have been part of this momentous and special project.

Address

Kendal
LA80LR

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+447909222538

Website

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