Mid Season Maintenance!
P&B’s insurance approved Repair Team pride themselves on providing high quality repairs and refinishing. We offer an excellent repair service for new and old boats, covering a multitude of tasks from foil repair, hull repair, paint work and spar repair. We have extensive experience of working with a wide range of materials including wood, epoxy, gelcoat and carbon and have one of the most knowledgeable colour matchers in the business.
Over the years P&B's repair team have been in business they have come across some common failures around this time of the year, especially for those that didn't get the chance to do some pre season maintenance on their boat. With this in mind the P&B repair team have got some top tips to keep you and your boat on the water for the rest of summer.
- Check all fittings and if they move re-site with Sikaflex to keep your hull watertight.
- Through the winter and spring months dirt, grit and grime may have built up in blocks and cleats causing wear between the ball bearings. Mclube One Drop offers an easy solution to this with its highly lubricating liquid so your blocks can run freely and your cleats snap shut.
- Old, dirty or worn sheet ropes passing through cleats reduces grip between the teeth and lessens the ability to hold high loads. New rope is never a bad idea as it can often give a boat a new lease of life.
- Just like rope the strings are vitally important to the performance of your boat. Changing your control lines can often prolong fitting life as well as being a lot nicer to handle.
If you don't have the time or you're simply looking for a professional job on your boat why not get in touch with P&B today on 01604 592808 and speak to one of our specialist repair team.
KIT of the WEEK!
Each week one of the P&B team will be looking into their kit bag and giving us an item that they simply wouldn't sail without!
This weeks 'Kit of the Week' is the International Schooner Varnish which was unsurprisingly picked by P&B's repair workshop manager Pete Jackson. Following a spate of wooden boat work which has included full re-decks on an Albacore, 505 and Scorpion Pete has been delighted with the excellent finish this varnish leaves behind. The tung-oil based gloss varnish is suitable for all internal and external wood and contains UV filters to screen the sun's damaging rays for remarkable durability.
P&B's Weekly Round Up!
Get the full round up of P&B results and all the goings on in our loft and workshops. Visit our blog for more...
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This Weekend we're going to...
(26-27 Jul)
Andy Farmer: Notts County SC (Flying 15)
Tom Stewart: Shoreham SC (Merlin Rocket)
Dave Wade: Lerwick, Shetland (Fireball Europeans)
Steve Graham: Paignton SC (Enterprise Nationals)
Ian Pinnell: Felixstowe Ferry SC (505 Nationals)
Members of the P&B team will be attending the above events and can deliver products direct to the venue. Just email us or call us on 01604 592808 if you need anything bringing along.
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Next Weekend we're going to...
(2-3 Aug)
Andy Farmer: Notts County SC (Flying 15)
Tom Stewart: Bass Week (National 12t)
Dave Wade: Lerwick, Shetland (Fireball Europeans)
James Dawes: Redditch SC (Streaker)
Members of the P&B team will be attending the above events and can deliver products direct to the venue. Just email us or call us on 01604 592808 if you need anything bringing along.
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