An Introduction to Our Boats

Will Trickett Boats Ltd offer a wide range of steel built boats to any size. Using steel certified as Grade A by Lloyds of London to construct the hull and superstructure, our customers can be certain that their craft is built to last. 


Central to our range is the replica Luxemotor Dutch Barge. We are constantly developing new ideas and we have recently been exploring 
the Mini Luxemotor, a 34 or 40-foot barge. It would be priced similarly to the Carrieanne, but can achieve Cat B.  This design does not have 
an aft cabin.  All our replica Dutch barges are well suited to life on the British and European waterways.


Our range of built boats are based on three different hull designs:


•      The “Carrieanne” originated from Branson Boats’ - “Emily” design.  This design can achieve Cat D.


•      The “Mary Sophia” is from Branson’s “Katherine" - This design can achieve Cat C.


•     Our “Thomas Class” is either the Branson’s “Thomas” or Andrew Wolstenholm’s Dutch barge. These designs can achieve Cat B.
      This is often the hull design used for our Premium Builds