Walrus Boat Repairs

General boat repairs & workshop

Bay of Islands Marina - Opua

Repairs and custom projects

  • DECK REPAIRS

    TEAK & WOODEN DECK REPAIRS

  • FIBREGLASS REPAIRS

    FIBREGLASS REPAIRS

  • CUSTOM WOODWORK

    CUSTOM WOODWORK

  • WINDOWS

    WINDOWS

  • LEAKS

    LEAKS

  • GELCOAT REPAIRS

    GELCOAT REPAIRS

  • TRADITIONAL REPAIRS

    TRADITIONAL REPAIRS

  • ROT REPAIRS

    ROT REPAIRS

  • INTERNAL JOINERY

    INTERNAL JOINERY

  • HATCH LENSES

    HATCH LENSES

Team Walrus

  • David Golding

    Owner, sailor, usually under a boat or in a workshop fixing something.

    DAVID GOLDING

  • About me

    I studied traditional boat building in Portsmouth’s Historic Ship Yard, where I gained a Level 3 City & Guilds qualification in Marine Construction, Systems Engineering and Maintenance(Boat Building) 600/2306/5.

    I’ve been around boats and the sea all my life. I learnt to sail small dinghies as a child and cut my teeth sailing around the UK, France & Ireland.

    I sailed to New Zealand with my young family from the UK on our 47’ yacht ‘WALRUS’ and since then, New Zealand has become our amazing home.

  • Workshop

    The workshop is ideal situated adjacent to the boat yard and marina.

    Close-up of two screwdrivers with red and black handles resting on a white painted surface, possibly a windowsill or countertop, with a blurred background of workshop or garage tools and furniture.

  • Other trades

    I have good working relationships with many of the other services in the yard to assist with more involved or major structural repairs.

    Opua Marina is a great place to get your vessel into the great condition it deserves and hopefully I can help you.

  • The Boat Yard

    Haul out and clean hardstand with everything onsight.

    Bay of Islands Marina - Opua NZ

    Three workers are repairing or cleaning the bottom of a sailboat that is lifted up on a boat stand at a marina. They are using tools and wearing safety gear, with a clear blue sky in the background.