Boat Accessories, Chandlers, News, Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Videos

Welcome to the Chandlery, Boat Accessories Product Reviews & Videos section

Posted on | January 16, 2010 | No Comments

Hello everyone,
Welcome to our product review/tips and tricks section, where we will review and occasionally video some of our boat accessories and chandlery products, showing them in use and hopefully also give you some helpful tips  along the way.

The Aquapart team.

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Mercruiser V6 Manifold problems and Conversion kits

Posted on | January 20, 2010 | No Comments

From approx 1997-2001 Mercruiser fitted a beautiful one piece exhaust manifold to their V6 marine engines, unfortunately many of them started to corrode internally early on, especially on salt water engines, giving cause to the usual manifold related problems, ie- water in the oil, rough running etc.
The problem was probably caused by “core shift” during the casting process, where the sand or foam core in the casting moves slightly during the casting process and causes the internal walls to be thinner on one side than the other and in some cases very thin, hence the early corrosion problems.
This was probably caused by the intricate nature of the one peice casting compared to the earlier (and current) two piece type.
V6 one pieceIf you have these manifolds fitted to your boat we recommend that you replace them immediately with the two piece type as shown below

 Mercruiser V6 Manifold conversion set

For further Information click here Mercruiser V6 Manifolds or call us at the number on the header

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Plastimo Reviews

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

  • Plastimo are a French company and with over 6000 products are one of the largest Marine and boat accessory or chandlery suppliers in Europe, they have been manufacturing boating equipment for over 40 years and have seven subsidiaries in Europe and one in the USA, their catalogue is printed in eight languages and they manufacture approximately fifty percent of their products in their french factory.
    Plastimo employ over 300 employees and have 12 research and development staff, they have 70 salesmen in europe and have a presence in over 104 countries, represented by over 7000 dealers.
  • Please click the header above to find Plastimo products in our store
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Starbrite Canvas waterproofing video

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

Click here for Starbrite Canvas waterproofing

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How to Measure boat steering cables

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

Buy boat steering cables here

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Hydraulic Boat Steering and Upgrading from Mechanical type

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

Video from Teleflex on upgrading from mechanical to hydraulic steering

Buy Hydraulic steering here

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Turboflame Windproof lighter

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

The Turboflame windproof lighter is a great tool to have aboard a boat, it will seal the end of a cut rope, light the cooker (or your fag) and perform loads of  amazing feats of heat (are there such things), click the link below the video to find them on our site.

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Windproof lighters

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How to Identify and measure boat steering and Control Cables,

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

Heres a neat little video from Teleflex about identifying and measuring your boat’s control cables

click this link for boat steering and controls

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Mercruiser & Volvo Penta Exhaust Manifolds, How to remove and refit them

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | No Comments

Here is a quick video on the basics of how to remove your Mercruiser, Volvo Penta, OMC or other Marine Engine Exhaust Manifolds, obviously the refitting is just a reverse of this process. These manifolds and risers are quite heavy so make sure you have the correct tools and clothing (read footwear, NO FLIP-FLOPS) and have a good understanding of workshop practices.

click here for aftermarket Mercruiser Manifolds

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