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  • Fitted out to make life more comfortable onboard

    01 Mar 2002

    Boatowners are becoming ever more discerning in their tastes, a trend reflected in the design and fitting out of many types of craft, and the high specifications demanded by the leading boatbuilders, as this review of some new products highlights. 

  • New catalogue available from ASAP supplies

    01 Mar 2002

    ASAP Supplies has become well known as a supplier of a wide range of equipment for fitting out - whether interior fitting out or exterior - and METS 2001 in November saw the launch of the company's all new colour product catalogue. 

  • From Russian rivers to Olympics: new books for the new season

    01 Mar 2002

    Racundra's Third Cruise maywell have attracted all of the publicity in the media in the last 2-3 months, but booksellers - and chandlers interested in selling books - have plenty of other interesting titles to fill their shelves as the new season approaches. 

  • New dinghy trailers available in kit form

    01 Mar 2002

    A new type of dinghy trailer, known as MultiCraft, offer many advantages to dinghy users, it is claimed. 

  • 'Synthetic decking: what are the advantages?

    01 Mar 2002

    The companies involved in bringing Flexiteek and Tek-Dek to the marine market both highlight a number of advantages for their products: 

  • Teak alternatives gain ground

    01 Mar 2002

    The two main alternatives to traditional teak decking - Tek-Dek which is available from Southern Ocean Marine Equipment, and Flexiteek, available from Golden Arrow Marine - are being more and more widely fitted and benefits of the non-conventional decking becoming more widely known. 

  • High level of demand for marine heating and ventilation

    01 Mar 2002

    In recent years changing weather patterns and growing customer expectations have pushed up the demand for air conditioning and climate control systems to such an extent that 90 per cent of all new boats now have it fitted. 

  • Boat care products go green as marketing goes high-tech

    01 Mar 2002

    Now is the time of year when many boatowners are beginning to think about the work they need to do on their boats, and the range of maintenance products they will need to do so. As manufacturers and distributors report, the boat care products on offer to them are becoming more and more sophisticated, more and more 'high tech', and 'green' or 'environmentally friendly' products are particularly in demand. 

  • Shake up in the distribution game

    01 Mar 2002

    The unfortunate demise of Sowester Simpson-Lawrence (SS-L) last year meant that new distributors were required for quite a lot of well known brands and products in the boat care market. 

  • Cleaning firm brings products to market

    01 Mar 2002

    Based at Swanwick Marina near Southampton, Marine Clean has become well known for the boat valeting service that it provides for boat owners - in fact Marine Clean is one only a very few boat valeting companies to have been approved to exhibit at the London Boat Show and the Southampton Boat Show. 

  • AMP launches watermaker/ generator package

    01 Mar 2002

    AMP in Plymouth has put together a unique package that sees its own brand Aquafresh watermaker and Kohler's baby 3.5EFOZ 3000rpm generator marketed as 'the ultimate solution' for the supply of water and power on craft circa 45ft and below. 

  • The warmth of wood

    01 Mar 2002

    Responding to customer demand, Blakes, Lavac, Taylors, the Hampshire-based marine equipment manufacturer, has started to produce and supply polished wooden seats and lids for their Blakes Range of marine toilets. 

  • New Pro Max outboard from Mercury Racing

    01 Mar 2002

    Mercury Racing is introducing the Pro Max 225X consumer outboard engine, incorporating Mercury's latest propulsion technology. Its all-new 2.5-litre powerhead is complemented by the SmartCraft PCM555 controller area network (CAN) electronic control system. The horsepower available from this V6 is 225hp (168kW). 

  • New cookers for old

    01 Mar 2002

    Blakes Lavac Taylors, the Warsash-based manufacturers of the Taylors range of gas and paraffin marine cookers, has highlighted the fact that apart from designing and manufacturing cookers, it refurbishes old cookers too. 

  • Battery super-charger launched in UK

    01 Mar 2002

    Datek UK in Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire has launched a range of battery chargers for boats. 

  • Low stretch high colour ropes

    01 Mar 2002

    Two new Dyneema ropes from FSE are available from UK importers Bainbridge International. 

  • New Suzuki four-strokes join Suzumar packages

    01 Mar 2002

    Suzuki Marine is introducing five Suzumar inflatable boat packages powered by the new Suzuki 4hp or 5hp fourstrokes. 

  • Quick-Grip range gets handier

    01 Mar 2002

    Record Tools has introduced two new sizes to its awardwinning Quick-Grip® HandiClamp? range, in the form of 1.0-1.5in and 4in tools. 

  • Packaway passerelle

    01 Mar 2002

    UK distributor Calibra Marine International says great interest has been generated at recent boat shows in a new folding passerelle. 

  • Local Boating covers the East Coast

    01 Mar 2002

    Local Boating on the East Coast is the latest in the popular Local Boating series of guides from the Marine Media Publishing stable. 

  • Galvanised anchor is BV approved

    01 Mar 2002

    Calibra Marine International has added the Galvanised HP to the range of French manufactured, FOB anchors that it distributes in the UK. 

  • Tacktick takes the prizes

    01 Mar 2002

    The first tactical compass from this small electronics company based in Emsworth received a Millennium Award. But only a couple years earlier they'd been putting them together on the dining room table as David Parker found out. 

  • Nothing lost in translation as Kudos targets Europe

    01 Mar 2002

    A recent recipient of a Honourable mention in the DAME awards at the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam, Kudos Software Ltd in Salcombe is branching out into Europe. 

  • IWA welcomes decision to review improvement scheme

    01 Mar 2002

    The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has welcomed the announcement that plans for a new roundabout at Maerdy Bridge junction on the A483 had been put on hold. 

  • BoatWorld breezes into Beaulieu

    01 Mar 2002

    The organisers of the well known Beaulieu Boat Jumble, which takes place 28th April, say they have expanded the event with the introduction of a dedicated 'BoatWorld' area, situated on the prestigious arena in the heart of the attraction. 

  • Communities to play part in Grantham Canal project

    01 Mar 2002

    British Waterways says that following disappointment at the failure of a bid for lottery funding to restore the Grantham Canal canal in the late 1990s, a completely new approach has been devised by the Waterway Management team. 

  • Customer relations take precedence at Marina Developments Limited

    01 Mar 2002

    The largest marina operator in the UK, Marina Developments Ltd (MDL), says it is facing up to one of its biggest challenges, that of changing public perception that the company puts its profits before its customer service. 

  • British Waterways' property partnership moves closer

    01 Mar 2002

    British Waterways has announced the preferred bidder for its property public private partnership (P4). 

  • Planning permission sought for new moorings

    01 Mar 2002

    To encourage more boaters to use the navigable section of the Grand Union Canal's Wendover Arm and to provide new moorings, British Waterways has submitted a planning application to Dacorum Borough Council for a 30-berth mooring lay-by on the Wendover Arm close to Tringford Pumping Station. 

  • COMMENT . . .

    01 Mar 2002

    Need for transparency? 

  • Cornwall floating ahead in boat design

    01 Mar 2002

    The British Marine Federation is bringing in the new National Maritime Museum Cornwall and experts in boat building at the College of Falmouth as partners to support the Concept Boat 2002 competition, ensuring that the public will be able to see the designs entered and keeping Cornwall at the cutting edge of boat design and building. 

  • Fletcher to retire from BW

    01 Mar 2002

    British Waterways has announced that its Chief Executive, Dave Fletcher, will retire in December 2002. 

  • RYA moves on international stability standards

    01 Mar 2002

    After nearly 12 years of negotiation an end is now in sight for an international agreement on categorising recreational craft stability. This will allow boat buyers to make informed decisions based on a boat's stability characteristics between different manufacturers from around the world. 

  • PC Plotter.Com on the move

    01 Mar 2002

    PC Plotter.Com tells Boating Business that it has moved, to 14, High St, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BD. 

  • English Braids appoints new distributor

    01 Mar 2002

    As of March 1st, Marathon Leisure became the official distributor for English Braids yachting ropes from their stocks held at their base in Haying Island. 

  • Australian company targets Europe; seeks distributors

    01 Mar 2002

    AirBerth Marketing Pty Inc in Queensland, Australia, manufacturers of the AirBerth Boat Lift Storage Systems, tells Boating Business that it is seeking distributors throughout Europe. 

  • Racundra's Third Cruise Fernhurst's publishing sensation

    01 Mar 2002

    A book about sailing written nearly 80 years ago by the author of the children's classic Swallows and Amazons is causing a stir in the sailing world, and being acclaimed outside the boating industry in the world of publishing. 

  • Underwood looks to the Broadblue yonder

    01 Mar 2002

    Former Prout Catamarans Managing Director Robert Underwood is back at the helm of another cat builder - the newly formed Broadblue Catamarans. 

  • Barrus tackles Mercury dealership issue

    01 Mar 2002

    Already a distributor for John Deere, Yanmar, Shire, MerCruiser and Mariner engines, Bicester-based E P Barrus recently took on responsibility for the Mercury outboard franchise in the UK, and says its first job is to beef-up the Mercury dealership network. 

  • Another award for SP Systems

    01 Mar 2002

    Isle of Wight-based SP Systems has picked up another award for its SPRINT technology. 

  • Mercury Marine acquires Teignbridge

    01 Mar 2002

    Mercury Marine has acquired Teignbridge Propellers in Newton Abbot, the well known manufacturer of propellers for yachts, patrol boats and other commercial vessels. 

  • Spinlock praises its distributors

    01 Mar 2002

    Following publication of the article in the February 2002 issue of Boating Business about Spinlock products (see page 17), the company has asked us to point out that, generally, it is not the company's policy to 'deal direct' as the development of its brand in any sector of the sport depends on high quality distributors. 

  • Chatham re-names itself and expands into new premises

    01 Mar 2002

    Marine brand Chatham has moved its headquarters and European distribution centre to extensive new premises, and has made several staff appointments in response to increasing sales of its clothing and shoe ranges. The company has also been renamed The Chatham Clothing Company to reflect more accurately the nature of its business. 

  • New UK distributor for Houdini hatches

    01 Mar 2002

    Houdini Marine Windows has announced that it has appointed Curtis Marine International as the UK wholesale distributor for the Houdini Hatch. 

  • New owner found for Fletcher Yamaha stays onboard

    01 Mar 2002

    Following what have been described as "lengthy negotiations" Franton Ltd, a British company, was announced as the new owner of Fletcher, the boatbuilder that went into administrative receivership on January 3rd. 

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