Synthetic teak decking
Teak is unparalleled as a decking for boats, but with the teak forests of south east Asia forecast to disappear in ten years, and imports…
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Vircru boat security
Boat monitoring is a growing market, and as narrowboats get more sophisticated and more expensive, the security demands get ever more demanding.
The latest entrant…
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Catscape cat ladder
Karen Flockhart, of specialist ropemaker Tradline Fenders, told us a boater at their Braunston Marina base recently came into the shop distressed. His cat had…
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Porthole lace hangers from Hooked Afloat
In the March 2024 issue of Waterways World Dawn Hales described how she started her Hooked Afloat business, creating all sorts of useful crochets and…
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Nitehawk Grappling Anchor Hook
The grappling hook is a familiar device in canal cleanups, where it’s used for fishing out junk like trolleys and bikes that otherwise obstruct navigation.…
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Yacht grabber suction cup
The YachtGrabber was originally invented for a specific purpose – to hold on to GRP hulls with one hand while cleaning and wiping the boat…
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Clarke inflator with battery bank
When you get to a certain age, inflating bicycle tyres, beds, kayaks or dinghies is quickly exhausting if you have to do it with a…
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New tank monitoring system from LeeSan
Newly introduced by Warwickshire-based Marine Sanitation Specialists LeeSan is the Gobius C, a new micro radar system that can sense how full the tanks are…
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Rust converter
Ferrozinc has been a popular water-based rust converter for a number of years with boatyards and larger users. Now maker HMG Paints is offering it…
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Wind generator
Marlec, the company known for its Rutland family of low-voltage wind generators, has updated its range with a new 1200 Marine model that claims a…
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Marine-grade padlocks
When I left my boat recently for a certain Midlands marina to service, the engineer dropped my spare key set into the water. Alas, the…
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