Bristol Boats is an Indian fiberglass boat manufacturer and marine engineering service provider. It is located in the backwaters of

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at Aroor Industrial Development Area,

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History

Bristol Boats was established in 1976 by the Ghia family with technology and know-how assistance from Bristol Yachts, Rhode Island, USA and subsequently Hunt Railton International Inc., USA. Since then, the company has manufactured various types and sizes of boats for both domestic and international clients.

Facilities

The facility at

Aroor Aroor is a fishing village on the northernmost part of the Alappuzha district, within Cherthala, Cherthala taluk of Kerala, India. It lies on either sides of National Highway 66 (India), National Highway 66 and serves as a gateway between Koc ...

is capable of manufacturing yachts up to 25 meters. It has a fully air-conditioned

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molding shop. It also has carpentry shop and machine shop. The shop floors are designed for line production. In addition to its manufacturing operations, Bristol Boats also offer repair and retrofitting services.

Products

Bristol boats builds a range of boats, including trawler type luxury boats,

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s, interceptor crafts, survey boats, passenger boats,

whaleboat A whaleboat is a type of open boat that was used for catching whales, or a boat of similar design that retained the name when used for a different purpose. Some whaleboats were used from whaling ships. Other whaleboats would operate from the s ...

survey vessel A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for underwater surveys, usually to collect data for mapping or planning underwater construction or mineral extraction. It is a type of research vessel, and may be designed for the pu ...

pilot boat A pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats were once sailing boats that had to be fast because the first pilot to reach the incoming ship ...

s and Pollution control boats.''Indiamart'', Chika Pvt Ltd Mumbai - Products
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Peers

* Vadyar Boats *

Praga Marine Praga Marine Pvt. Ltd. is a fiberglass boat manufacturing company. It owns a boatyard, located in the backwaters of Cochin at Aroor Industrial Development Area, Allappuzha District It was incorporated in 1985 and commenced business from that boaty ...

* Anderson Marine

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