Distributor’s Update 2011 - Tides Marine International
Sureseal from Tides Marine
From its warehouse on the south coast of the UK, Tides Marine is able to supply a network of boatbuilders, agents and repairers across Europe and the Middle East, with the majority of products available for immediate shipment.
In addition to a dealer network the company also has Tides Marine offices in Italy, Spain and Poland.
From US manufacturer Tides Marine, the company offers a full size range of dripless propeller shaft seals, rudder bearings and bespoke rudder tubes with Type Approval certification, along with the innovative and cost effective Sail Track, a one piece single extrusion mainsail handling system. Sail track is custom made to individual specifications and is available for aluminium, carbon fibre and wooden mast applications.
To complement the range of shaft seals stocked by the company, a full range of water lubricated shaft bearings is available. Made in the UK, these bearings are internally and externally machined to exacting tolerances. Further, Tides can now offer a GRP shelled bearing for those applications where a brass shell bearing is not an option.
Australian manufacturer Aqualuma has chosen Tides Marine to be its European distributor, and both companies work closely with builders and specifiers to supply high-end LED lighting. The range of lighting solutions available from Aqualuma is constantly being upgraded and new products are being introduced.
A long relationship between Tides Marine and Armstrong Nautical Products has brought to the market a complete range of stainless steel boarding ladders from the basic two rung swing ladder to the slide out cassette ladder, now fitted to many luxury yachts.
For the RIB market there is the DAME award winning Armstrong RIB ladder which is easily retrieved from inside the boat, available in a three and four rung configuration. Also available from Armstrong are outboard brackets suitable for the largest of outboard engines.
New to the Tides Marine portfolio of products is the Reverso Pumps range of fuel polishing, fuel transfer and oil change systems for marine and industrial applications, the product range includes fixed installations and highly efficient mobile units.
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