In the early 1870s he was designing commercial ships and private yachts often featured vessels being constructed as composite, where the framed was made of iron but planked in wood.
In the early 1870s he was designing commercial ships and private yachts, many being built by Bowdler & Chaffer of Seacombe. His designs often featured vessels being constructed as composite, where the framed was made of iron but planked in wood.