Antigua Slipway

Antigua Slipway has always been one of the best Classic yacht refit yards for refurbishing teak decks and Awlgrip paint spraying. Antigua Slipway in the heart of English Harbour is fast becoming the best boatyard for repairing a teak deck. The classic yacht Vagrant and Altaire were refitted at Antigua Slipway along with many other such yachts like the classic Fife yachts such as Sumurun, Eileen and Mariella over the Years. A complete refit of the Classic yacht America was also carried out at Antigua Slipway by our professional painters and carpenters. We are a full-service refit and repair yard capable of meeting the most demanding classic refit jobs. Our rates are highly competitive against European and US yard facilities and boat yards, yet we offer unmatched skill with over fifty years of experience renovating and refitting some of the most advanced boats on the water. Any Classic yacht owner can carry out a refit on a classic yacht on our railway slip and remain on the hard for several months if need be. The slip at Antigua Slipway is more appropriate for Classic yachts than travel lifts as the planks of a wooden boat are not compressed by the slings of a travel-lift. We also have fully competent shipwrights that can spline the whole topsides of a classic yacht when necessary. Most of the refit on a classic yacht can be done in the deep water in the calm of English Harbour on our new refit dock. Please inquire about laying new decks by our professional carpenters or any other refit work on a classic yacht. The refit work prices at Antigua Slipway are less expensive than European refit yards, but the quality of workmanship is the same and comes with a guarantee. So, please inquire to get a comparative quote from the best yacht repair service in the Caribbean. Our wood workers at Antigua Slipway are fully capable of carrying out any wooden boat refit repairs from changing hull planks to fine detailed interior work. Antigua Slipway is one of the most renowned and long standing boat yards in the Caribbean, and this is largely due to the reputation and facilities offered by our 50 years in repairing classic yachts in our general refit and repair workshop. The Antigua Slipway site is where Nelson undertook many of the repairs on his own fleet. The boatyard facility has been the go to yard for refitting classic yachts since the 1960's…. when the first sailing yachts such as Lord Jim, Boheme II and Mollyhawk started the charter business which has now blossomed in Antigua. No repair job on any yacht is too big or too small, whether you need emergency boat repair work or an extensive classic yacht refit. At Antigua Slipway we have a wealth of experience in refitting yachts of all sizes. Antigua Slipway has made a name for itself as the best Classic boat refit yard in the Caribbean when it comes to the price of a Classic yacht refit. The price of refitting decks or exterior spray painting is half the price of a European and US yard for the same quality of workmanship. Over the years we have managed boat refit projects for some of the most prestigious yachts and motorboats, as well as high profile race boats. From the initial survey of what is required by the owner; we at Antigua Slipway can then give a fixed quote for yard work. Throughout any refit work, our project management and quality control is part of the refit service. Our project manager can look after every aspect of your yacht restoration or refit…. from start to finish. Yacht refit project management is one of the major parts of any boat renovation work and any Classic yacht refit at Antigua Slipway will have one of our dedicated yacht project managers assigned. Boat repair quotes can escalate unless one can pin down the yard to a fixed quote. Antigua Slipway's services include engineering, electronics, electrical, mechanical and hydraulics. Painting and varnishing work is carried out daily. The experienced spray painters and varnishers can apply all the leading brands in a number of methods including, conventional spraying, airless spraying, roller and brush applications. We have roll and tipped many Classic yacht Hulls so that the finish looks like it has been sprayed.