Aliboats Zambia Ltd

Aliboats builds boat fixtures and fittings, and hulls for many applications.

Sea-going hulls and high capacity barges

Aliboats are a trusted company in Zambia, located in Lusaka and Livingstone. The company supplies durable and superior quality boats together with spares, service and support. They are totally flexible on interior designs, accommodating clients' special requirements. Boats built by Aliboats are currently operatonal in Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Tanzania, and the Maldives.

Customised aluminium orders

Aliboats will fabricate special orders to your specification – anything out of aluminium, including airboats, floating quads, rigid inflatable boats (RIBs), trailers, camping boats, small tugs, jet ski-propelled boats, wheel chair boats, cages, troats (cross between a trailer and a boat) and long range fuel tanks.

Canvas product range

Aliboats also stock a complete range of canvas products mainly for the outdoors. There is a broad range of products in various colours and styles. See product range details on the right.

Advantages of using aluminium for building boats

Aliboats hulls are built out of marine grade aluminium alloy 1.6mm to 20mm thick (depending on the use of the hull) to give a lightweight, durable boat with a very high load capacity on relatively low horse power and fuel consumption. Aluminium is the chosen material because of the increased usable space in the boat relative to other materials.

A well designed 'Ali' hull has almost double the useful space of a comparable size fibre glass boat. In addition aluminium will not corrode in salt water or be affected by extreme temperatures and harsh sunlight. It will not degrade like fibre glass or other materials used for boats.

Aluminium tends to dent and deform on impact – retaining water tight integrity – as opposed to shattering and breaking as with other materials. Sharp objects like rocks will puncture aluminium but this is normally easy to repair in the field with silicone, pop rivets and a plate of galvanized iron or similar.

Aluminium boats do not try to compete with the looks of fibre glass hulls, but offer better all round value, with longer life, more usable space, better layout options, slower fuel consumption per load, higher re-sale value and better warranty.

Boats built by Aliboats 25 years ago are still smart working boats today.

Canvas product range

• Safari tents – bow, cottage, Machaba, Matsaudi, mess tents and shower tents
• Mailbags
• Toiletry bags
• Spanner bags
• Shower buckets
• Folding bush basins
• Folding luggage racks
• Bedrolls
• Game drive ponchos
• Windsocks
• Hanging shelves
• Picnic bags
• Wardrobe bags
• Medical trauma rolls
• Gun bags
• Travel bags

Aliboats build hulls and boat fixtures and fittings

• Leisure boats
• Sundown cruisers
• Commercial fishing boats
• Bass fishing boats
• Family fun boats
• Portable "car top" boats
• Patrol vessels for military, police and game departments
• Rescue boats
• Water taxis
• River and lake cargo transport boats and barges
• Car and truck ferries
• Off shore boats Punts
• Swamp cruisers
• Landing craft
• Pontoon boats
• Jet boats

Visit the Aliboats showroom in Lusaka or Livingstone for a wide range of Yamaha products.

These include:

• On and off road motorcycles
• Super bikes
• Delivery bikes
• Quad bikes
• All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
• Jet skis
• Golf and utility cars

Aliboats are a trusted company in Zambia, with knowledgeable and helpful staff. The company is an authorised dealer for Makita power tools, spares and accessories in Zambia.

Makita power tools

Makita is one of the brand leaders in the Southern Africa region. Makita is a Japanese company that has been designing and manufacturing power tools since 1958. Today Makita is one of the world's largest power tool manufacturers, with seven manufacturing facilities globally and a selection of more than a thousand quality innovative products. In the 1990s NASA selected the Makita 6213D cordless drill for use in one of its space shuttle missions to assist with the construction of a space station.

Yamaha power products

Beat load shedding with a Yamaha generator set from Aliboats. Other high quality Yamaha products stocked by Aliboats include battery chargers, water pumps and lawn mowers.

Makita products

• Grinders and sanders
• Saws
• Diamond tools
• Drilling machines
• Metal working tools
• Trimmers and polishers
• Rotary hammers
• Planes
• Screwdrivers
• Impact wrenches
• Heat guns
• Blowers
• Routers
• Biscuit joiners

Yamaha power products

• Chargers
• Generator sets
• Water pumps
• Lawnmowers