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Parkol Marine Engineering
Providing a service that’s second-to-none
Established in 1971, we have grown exponentially over the past five decades but remain a family business at heart. Our intimate understanding of the marine industry and owners’ requirements – combined with our commitment to continually raising the bar – has earned us a reputation as one of the leading boat manufacturers in the UK. Taking a highly personalised approach to every commission, the quality of build and service we provide keeps clients returning to us time after time and we have longstanding relationships with entire generations of boat owners. Our focus on speed, efficiency and due diligence enables us to deliver our boats on time, on budget and to an outstanding standard.
We design, build, repair and maintain every type of steel, aluminium and woodhulled vessels and our highly skilled team and network of expert suppliers enable us to meet every conceivable need a boat owner could have. Committed to continuous improvement and innovation, we are constantly seeking ways to ensure our vessels push at the leading edge of the boat building industry, providing bespoke solutions that meet the individual needs of every client.
Unusual New Builds
This week we have seen some return to the usual in the town and so we thought we’d do the opposite and show you some of the less than usual boats we have built.
Yard no. 016 was the Foy Boat. This was an unusual build project for Parkol and at only 9.8 meters, the smallest we have built. A foy boat is a small vessel primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel. Their main task, undertaken for an agreed fee or foy, was to tow or kedge-haul sailing vessels in and out of the river estuaries. She was built in 2006 for Tees Licensed Foy Boat Association and is still in service.
February 2014 saw the start of the build of the Yard no. 032, Havilah, a Salmon Feed Carrier for LCL Shipping. She was built for delivering feed to Shetland’s many salmon farms and is capable of carrying 230 tonnes of salmon feed bags. At 27 meters, she was the biggest vessel built at our Whitby yard at the time.
In 2016 we built Able One, Yard 029, which was the first yacht that Parkol has built. The 26.75m mono hull yacht cruises at 10.0 knots and reaches a top speed of 12.0 knots. She has 2 decks with three guest cabins and can sleep up to 6 guests.
Photo credits: parkol.co.uk, Richard Potter
