Dan Lee Boatbuilding

16/06/2026

Cracking on with the bottom planking 🪵

15/06/2026

Saturday didn’t turn out quite as expected 🤷‍♂️

However, due to the incredible work, support and dedication of everyone who came to our aid, we were able to save her from a total loss 👍

I want to extend a huge thank you to anyone that was a part of that process on Saturday. Never once did we feel in danger and when everything kicked into gear, it worked out in the end 👌

Now it’s over to team Apache to do her proud and get her racing again 🌊🚤💨

14/06/2026

Yesterday’s race didn’t go quite how we had planned but here’s an early rundown of what happened 🌊

12/06/2026

She has undergone some serious work this week! Now ready to race tomorrow 🚤💨

11/06/2026

Epoxy coating a dashboard 💎

The flow on this epoxy is insane which makes it perfect for flow coating on flat surfaces. This is the first stage of the finishing process and once fitment of the dashboard is finalised, this will be overcoated with a two part clear varnish for full UV protection of the epoxy ☀️

10/06/2026

How bendy is bendy ply? 🤔

I’d say this project pushed the boundaries of what you can do with it when I formed the edges of this bolster around a 50mm radius edge bend 💪

09/06/2026

Inlaying a wooden dashboard for the rear navigation station on Apache 🪵

05/06/2026

This week we visited to see the engines from Apache being Dyno tested… ⚙️

The verdict is we have a few missing horsepower to try and find, so… what do you think we are currently getting? 🐎

31/05/2026

Join us in just under 40 minutes time for the premier of Apaches first race in 45 years, following the journey of Apache and her team on the round the island race 🌊🚤💨

After 45 years, Apache 555 returns to the race course.This is the moment the entire project has been building towards.Designed by Don Shead and built by Sout...

28/05/2026

There is not much that’s quite as daunting as putting a finished boat frame on the CNC and pressing the go button 😬

This is probably one of the most complex processes that can be undertaken on a 3 axis machine 🔩

Here I am pre-bevelling a set of finished Temptress frames for a customer in the UK that is building one 🪵