Match the work to the provider
Ask which items in your written scope the company undertakes, what it subcontracts and who is responsible for coordinating the work.
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Planning a yacht refit in Hampshire
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Hampshire includes the Solent coast, with Southampton, Portsmouth and the River Hamble providing distinct starting points for a yacht refit search. Our directory currently records 4 active yacht refit and repair providers with Hampshire as the listed county. That is a count of directory entries, not a measure of all companies operating in the county or a promise of available yard space. The main provider list below continues to cover the UK.
When comparing yacht refit companies in Hampshire, start with the work your boat actually needs. Put structural repairs, machinery, electrical work, rigging and cosmetic changes into a written scope, and ask each provider which parts it undertakes. A directory category does not establish lifting capacity, workshop access, qualifications or experience with a particular vessel. Confirm those details directly, along with any subcontracting and who will manage the project.
Ask for a written quotation that separates labour, materials, lifting, storage and any third-party charges. Agree how additional work will be authorised if inspection reveals more defects. For a major purchase or repair, an independent survey can give the provider a clearer starting point. If you are buying a boat in Kent or on the Thames but considering work in Hampshire, discuss transport or delivery separately rather than assuming it is included. Use the listed business pages to check recorded services and location before contacting a provider about availability.
How to choose a refit or repair yard
Confirm access and costs
Check your boat's dimensions against the provider's stated lifting and storage arrangements. Request separate prices for access, labour, materials and storage.
Agree changes in writing
Record how extra work is quoted and approved, and ask what progress information and completion documentation you will receive.
Fixed-price scope with a variations process
Refits overrun because the scope grows. Get the initial work fixed-priced, agree an hourly rate for extras, and insist that anything beyond the scope is quoted and signed off before it is started.
Insurance claim experience
For grounding, fire, storm or collision damage, choose a yard that regularly works with loss adjusters and can evidence the damage properly. It shortens the claim and reduces what you end up paying yourself.
Evidence, and boats you can go and look at
Ask for two recent projects like yours and go and see them. Photographs at each stage, a written progress update routine and a realistic completion date are all reasonable to demand before you hand over a deposit.
Where the UK refit capacity is
The heavyweight refit capability sits on the South Coast (the Solent, Poole, Portsmouth and the South West), where you will find the largest travel-lifts, undercover paint bays and superyacht-adjacent trades. The East Coast has excellent traditional and timber expertise, often in smaller tidal yards. Scotland and the Clyde serve the West Coast cruising fleet and the commercial sector, and the Midlands and North are where steel narrowboat over-plating and blacking is a routine, well-priced trade rather than a specialism.
Winter is refit season, and that is not a coincidence: paint and epoxy need temperature and humidity within specification, which in a UK yard means a heated undercover bay from November to March. Book the slot in the autumn. The good covered space in southern yards is committed months in advance.
Frequently asked
How do I find yacht refit companies in Hampshire?
The directory currently records 4 active refit and repair providers with Hampshire as the listed county. Check the named entries where available, then confirm their services and current availability directly.
Does a directory listing confirm a yard can lift my yacht?
No. Confirm lifting limits, access, storage and the proposed work directly with the provider using your boat's actual dimensions and displacement.
What should a refit quotation include?
Request a written scope with labour, materials, lifting, storage and third-party charges identified, plus a process for approving additional work.
Hampshire providers recorded in the directory
- Berthon Boat Company: Lymington, Hampshire
- Hamble Yacht Services: Hamble, Hampshire
- Osmotech: Hamble, Hampshire
- Universal Marina Services: River Hamble, Hampshire
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