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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.

Design & Manufacture Of Bespoke Stainless Steel Gang Plank Brackets

This is an example of our bespoke design and manufacturing - in this case our customer had an existing gang-plan in need up some upgrading

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

12V Submersible Pump, Kit To Power 12V Submersible Pump From Mains Supply: Cellar Pump Basement Pump

12Volt submersible pumps are useful for controlling flood water in basements and cellars. At boatfittings we usually sell 12 submersible pumps for installation in boats, but we have often been asked how to install our 12V pumps in a home situation running from mains power supply

Important Things To Check When You Take Charge Of A New Boat

When you have your own boat, after a while you become so familiar with its layout, behaviour, strengths & weaknesses – you know it like the back of your hand, so when things happen (planned or un-planned) you hopefully know what to do, where things are, and what to do to stay out or get out of trouble. But what about when you have just bought a new boat, or chartered a boat for the first time? This is when things are not so familiar, so there are a few essentials to check and become familiar with before you set-off

Custom Design & Manufacture Of Stainless Ladder Brackets To Replace Badly Corroded Ones

A customer and boat owner came to us with a request for help with his badly corroded boat swim ladder brackets. Keen to help, we discussed the problems with the existing brackets and set about coming to a solution.

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