This is a temporary home page for what will become the website for a new Register and information resource for owners of aluminium boats constructed by Simmonds Motor Launches of Twickenham in Middlesex. Some of the buttons above may lead to some "work in progress" pages, but additional information will be added over the coming days and weeks.

Designed and build by Donald Simmonds between 1954 and 1961, these five-seater motorboats were popular as ski-boats, tenders and racing boats before the age of fibreglass, and enjoy a strong following to this day among collectors and enthusiasts.

It is believed that some forty boats were manufactured by Donald Simmonds before the company, together with rights to the design, were sold to Huwood Engineering of Newcastle upon Tyne in late 1961. Huwoods then went on to produce a further 200, although accurate figures are hard to confirm.

Over the coming months this site will be developed to include historical, technical and contemporary information on Simmonds Motor Launches, as well as a Register of those boats known to survive.

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Any owners of Simmonds boats are invited to contact us via email, and will find a warm welcome on our associated forum at Old Speedboats.
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