Marine Equipent on the move

Cheshire Marine Equipment, formerly King's Lock Boatyard at Middlewich, has moved to Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina, David Owen-Roberts writes:

Specialising in Vetus engines and equipment, the business is still owned and run by Mick Sivewright, his daughter Karen Sivewright and David McAllister providing the same, attention-to-detail, service as always, with Mick remarking:

Helped extend

"Moving to Aqueduct Marina has helped us to extend our business in the way that we wished. The excellent facilities and ease of access helped us to make the choice. Our change of name to Cheshire Marine Equipment reflects the move and development of our business plan."

Robert Parton, Director of Aqueduct Marina explained:

"Having Cheshire Marine Equipment based here at our marina complements our business very well. We already have a chandlery and boat repair section along with our boat painting and DIY storage yard so Mick, Karen and David's expertise makes Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina unrivalled locally for the comprehensive boat care service we can offer, bringing our aim to be a one-stop-shop for all boat repairs and servicing to fruition."

Bow thruster centre

The popular Bow Thruster Service Centre is also available, through the marina Chandlery, where customers can bring their thruster motors and operating equipment for testing and repair. Designs of engine rooms with the correct calculations for propellers and engine size are continuing and include visits to boat builders and moorings.

Recently, propulsion with hydraulics has become very popular. The design is important and can include bow thruster, stern thruster, winch and generator. Vetus have a massive range covering everything up to the size of a Dutch barge and all now available at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina through Cheshire Marine Equipment.

NB This move does not affect Kings Lock Chandlery, which continues to operate on the original site in Middlewich.