Mr Hewitt, 64, has been building and restoring the traditional Norfolk craft for half a century, first at Blakeney, now at Stiffkey in a former army camp on the edge of the marshes.

"I've always been into boats, like forever," he said. "We had a fleet of dinghies when we were kids, the old man did most of the marine engineering in Blakeney.

David Hewitt has been building and restoring wooden boats for 50 years (Image: Chris Bishop)

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"George, my older brother started the business in '76 when I was 14, looking after the crab boats from Trimingham right through to Wells.

"I don't know anything else, it's all I've ever done. I've got no interest in anything other than crab boats, they're the be all and end all as far as I'm concerned.

"They're such beautiful shapes and every time you try to make the next one better-shaped."

Knot III takes to the water at Morston in August,........

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