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Boat Maintenance Tips

Blog articles on looking after and improving your dinghy, keelboat, or SUP, including articles showing how to repair or fix issues.

#BoatPrep101 - Part 3 Blocks Hardware and Rope

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

So far in the #BoatPrep101 series we have covered: #BoatPrep101 - Part 1 - Trailing Safety, (Straps, ties, lighting boards, bearings, wheels etc) with some tips to speed up your boat up. Vital as my road trailer seized 3 miles from the sailing club! #BoatPrep101 - Part 2 - Hull Prep, Cleaning and Repairs. So we had taken an old war weary Laser 4000 from this: and by the end of the refurb it looked like this:   The process of taking an unloved boat, cleaning off the old pro grip, checking and replacing with Rooster Pro Grip, adding only...

Little Boat Bimble - a Threaded Deck Bush

Sometimes a new product comes along that deserves a little more explanation.   Why do small things cause so much...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

Chinese Rope Trick and 12 Braid Spicing

  I love doing this trick.  I love watching the faces of those I demonstrate this to as they smile...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

Riveting Video on Riveting :)

The video tells it all - except where to buy the rivets... Rooster hold many styles of rivets. Rivets are...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

Simple Eye Splice in Spectwelve - VIDEO

Sometimes the simple things look the best - I hope you find this video useful. Be inspired - buy lots...

By Emma Ralph 22nd February 2022