Boat Building
SINCE 1958
Stark Bros tradition continues...
Stark Bros Ltd has built boats since its beginnings in 1958.
Most vessels have been of a commercial nature, designed and built in-house from small clinker dinghys, fast cray boats, barges, a steel tug, workboats, through to timber and steel trawlers currently up to 19 metres in length.
Since 1958 we have built more than 40 boats longer than 10 metres in length. We are probably the only commercial boat builder in New Zealand still building New Zealand Kauri carvel planked fishing trawlers. The majority of our boats are now built in steel.
Should you require a commercial vessel you are encouraged to contact us, as we can assist you with any form of fishing vessel, work boat or small tugs.
FV Frontier
19m Steel Trawler
Launched August 2004
This 19 metre, 143 tonne steel fishing trawler is the largest vessel built to date by Stark Bros Ltd. It has been specifically designed to fish the varied conditions and fishing grounds particular to the East Coast South Island of New Zealand.
Launched August 2004
This 19 metre, 143 tonne steel fishing trawler is the largest vessel built to date by Stark Bros Ltd. It has been specifically designed to fish the varied conditions and fishing grounds particular to the East Coast South Island of New Zealand.
FV Jubilee
16m Steel Trawler
Launched February 2008
Fully equipped with a variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling, and able to fish in depths of 10m to about 500m. First commercial vessel in New Zealand to be run on 100% Bio Diesel.
Launched February 2008
Fully equipped with a variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling, and able to fish in depths of 10m to about 500m. First commercial vessel in New Zealand to be run on 100% Bio Diesel.
FV Nessie J
13m Timber Trawler
Launched March 2009
Traditional timber fishing trawler, quite full in the hull, economical and built Stark Tough. It has an engine, pipe systems, trawl winches, a steel gantry, and our revolutionary stabilising wings. It runs on a blend of B60 (60% Bio Diesel / 40% Petroleum Diesel).
Launched March 2009
Traditional timber fishing trawler, quite full in the hull, economical and built Stark Tough. It has an engine, pipe systems, trawl winches, a steel gantry, and our revolutionary stabilising wings. It runs on a blend of B60 (60% Bio Diesel / 40% Petroleum Diesel).
FV Legacy
16.8m Steel Trawler
Launched February 2012
Variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling. Equipped with 160khz WASSP — Wide Angle Sonar complete with advanced Navigator 2D/3D seabed profiling software.
Launched February 2012
Variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling. Equipped with 160khz WASSP — Wide Angle Sonar complete with advanced Navigator 2D/3D seabed profiling software.
FV Endeavour
17.2m Steel Trawler
Launched August 2016
FV Endeavour represents at least the 43rd commercial boat longer than 10 metres built by Stark Bros. Fully equipped with a variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling.
Launched August 2016
FV Endeavour represents at least the 43rd commercial boat longer than 10 metres built by Stark Bros. Fully equipped with a variable pitch propeller, onboard salt water ice maker, computer controlled split hydraulic winches with auto scrolling.
