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What Sized Anchor Do I Need?

There are many types and styles of anchor available today, and over recent years a number of iterations and developments have taken place to optimise anchor holding capacity for a given weight of anchor, and to optimise the ability of an anchor to set.

Is Stainless Steel Brittle?

We are often asked the question “Is stainless steel brittle?” The quick answer is that stainless steel is not particularly brittle. If we compare common grades of stainless steel to aluminium castings then stainless actually does very well

Types Of Stainless Steel A2 vs A4 or 304 vs 316

At Boat Fittings the vast majority of our stainless steel fasteners (nuts, bolts and washers) as well as our shackles, cleats hinges and deck fittings are 316 (sometimes called A4) and more generally known as Marine Grade Stainless Steel.

Thread And Bolt Selection

At Boat Fittings we stock a wide variety of threaded fasteners. All of our threaded fasteners are standard metric (which means the metric coarse thread). In general when you buy metric nuts and bolts they are of the coarse thread unless otherwise stated, and they suit the vast majority of applications

Checks For Your Boat Rigging

Checking and maintenance of a boats rig is probably in most boat owner’s minds, but how often do we actually get around to performing those important checks.

Are Rule Bilge Pumps Worth The Extra Money?

We are often asked the question “is it worth the extra money to buy a Rule bilge pump?” For many boat owners the Rule brand name is so familiar that it is the automatic choice when you think of a bilge pump, but these days with ever more products being manufactured in the far-east there are certainly quite a few other bilge pumps to choose from.

Is Stainless Steel Magnetic?

Is Stainless Steel Magnetic? One question we are sometimes asked at Boat Fittings is “Is stainless steel magnetic?” More particularly we are asked the question “Is 316 stainless steel magnetic?”

Constructing An Outboard Motor Hoist (Courtesy of Ivor Parsons)

Construction of a pulley block system to safely and easily get the outboard motor from the boat to the dinghy

Huge range of A4/316 marine stainless boat fixtures and fittings, all fully-dimensioned for your selection