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

Custom Design & Manufacture Of Stainless Ladder...

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...

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

Important Things To Check When You Take Charge ...

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,...

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

12V Submersible Pump, Kit To Power 12V Submersi...

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...

Learn more
Constructing An Outboard Motor Hoist (Courtesy of Ivor Parsons)

Constructing An Outboard Motor Hoist (Courtesy ...

When we think of our pulley blocks we tend to think of sailing main-sheets, kicking straps and so-on but of course lots of times pulley blocks are bought for something...

Learn more
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?” 

Learn more
Are Rule Bilge Pumps Worth The Extra Money?

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...

Learn more