Skills & Services

Thank you for your interest in our website, by purchasing flags directly from us you not only get the best possible prices but be assured of the highest quality products that exactly match your requirements. Our design studio is ready to assist you with all your artwork requirements. United Flags can help your from design to delivery and our dedicated team are there to help you all the way. United Flags offer both aluminium and fibreglass flagpoles. Our maintenance department offers installation services as well as flagpole service, refurbishment and relocation. Our banners and display

Consultancy in fore-and-aft rigs. Renowned specialist in gaff rig. Author of Hand, Reef and Steer, probably the most-read standard work on the practicalities of sailing gaffers. World authority on sailing pilot vessels (author/compiler of Pilots, the standard work), traditional navigation methods and sea-routes for sailing vessels. Highly qualified trainer in traditional seamanship - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner and author of the RYA's Manual of Seamanship. Media presenter - specialising in traditional and older craft (Presenter of Discovery Channel Boatyard). Consultants

Over 500 motor and sailing yacht designs completed and today there are over 10,000 boats on the water with the Tony Castro design stamp.

The Underfall Boat Yard is in the floating harbour in Bristol City Docks in a restored range of buildings dating from 1858. We have highly experienced shipwrights and carpenters, riggers, blacksmiths/metal fabricators and a high tech fibre composite specialist. Recent projects include 2 new pilot cutters and 3 new Cornish pilot gigs and numerous rebuilds and repairs. Our slipway can lift out boats up to 110ft long and 180 tonnes. We also offer spaces for people to work on their own boats in or our of the water, under cover or outside. Outside contractors are welcome to work in the yard. The

We manufacture boatbuilding tools such as caulking irons, mallets, raking irons and roving tools, as well as whisps for galvenised nails. We stock traditional oakum and caulking cotton, plus seam compounds such as red lead putty and black pudding. Cast iron deck pourers, adzes. Red lead paint, white lead, red lead powder etc. Own deck seam glue. Collano glues. Danish galvanised boat nails from 2 1/4 inch up to 8 inch. Baggywrinkles, deck canvas. Coal tar and marine pitch & tallow. Coelan and Le Tonkinois (organic varnish). TDS SIS 440 for deck seams. Marlin and spunyarn. Bronze portholes fixed

Transworld Yachts is the exclusive UK, Ireland & Channel Islands dealer for the world renowned, Swedish boat builder, Hallberg-Rassy. Hallberg-Rassy yachts are known far and wide for their sturdy construction, superb craftsmanship and signature seaworthiness. These Germán Frers designed models are globally respected for their elegant lines and spirited performance. The Hallberg-Rassy fleet includes yachts from 31’ to 64’.

We are the leading supplier for wire rope end terminations to the rigging industry and in addition to ferrules, we design, manufacture and supply a full range of equipment and services. Everything engineered and manufactured in Germany.

Marinemastics can offer a unique range of sealants to the traditional boatbuilder and repairer, from our exclusive non-setting bedding sealant to our two-part rubber-based putties used for the bedding of keels and fittings in addition to the sealing of windows and hatches. With the inclusion of our urethane sealants (Marineflex) and caulks, Marinemastics can provide a range of material required in the historic vessel world and not available elsewhere.

Founded in 1967, our aim has always been to provide quality restoration of instruments and dashboard fittings. We do not deal with other items, in order to concentrate our efforts on one aspect of the vehicle restoration. We now have over twenty five years of expertise, together with a considerable library of technical information, and knowledge. Our calibration and test equipment has been expanded over the years to cover most requirements. Restored instruments for sale as available include all types of clocks, speedometers, revolution counters, pressure gauges, water and oil temperature