Sikaflex Experiment

Sikaflex Experiment

It will be a busy week as I am hoping to get away sailing on Friday and we are intending to change the Arthur Beale shop window on Tuesday plus we have the Riddle of the Sands Film evening on Thursday! In the meantime I still need to do some work on my yacht to get her ready for the sail. My surveyor gave the good ship a glowing report but did say that the deck planking is nearing the end of its life and that I should consider getting them replaced in a year or two. Water has got under a...

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Pouncer Rounds the North Cape!

Pouncer Rounds the North Cape!

I got a fantastic text last night from Charlotte Wilkinson's satellite phone to say that she has safely rounded the North Cape of Norway in her Twister called Pouncer. Charlotte is heading for Archangel to clear Russian customs before sailing to Belamorsk and entering the Russian canal and lake system. If she doesn't get lost she will arrive in St Peterburg about three weeks later (the visa expires after a month!). Pouncer will then head for her home port of Umea...

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Riddle of the Sands Film Showing - Plus more!

Riddle of the Sands Film Showing - Plus more!

On 2nd July we will be having a tremendous evening showing the film Riddle of the Sands with Michael York. The evening will be hosted by Tim Wright and Lloyd Shepherd of the Riddle of the Sands Adventure Club - who are highly entertaining!

It will be a very special evening for anyone who loves this classic yachting tale said to be the first ever spy thriller. Book quickly as we are filling up!

The Nicopress System of Terminating Wire Ropes

Wire Rope Terminations We will be demonstrating the correct method of terminating wire ropes using Nicopress Ferrules and Tools. We will explain the different types of wire ropes available plus give a short description of all the termination options including ferrule secured eyes using our hydraulic press and roll swaged fittings. There will be a hands on session with Nicopress tools. We will calculate the correct Working Load Limit and Breaking Load for one of the wire assemblies you make and put it to a destruction test to prove the point. Informative and great fun!...

Beale Park Report

Beale Park Report

If you are still thinking about going to the Beale Park Boat Show then that's tough because it is all over! Our stripey stand is all packed away and most of the goods have been put back in the wrong place at the shop. I know the show pretty well because we used to exhibit under the guise of Flints Marine but because of the kerfuffle with the take over of Arthur Beale's we decided to skip the show last year. Things have changed a bit while we were away.

On the plus side,...

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Lost rivers of London

A talk about Arthur Beale's history and the Lost Rivers of London by Stephen Myers. Stephen Myers has worked in the water industry all his life and has overseen large projects all over the world. You might have thought that after work he would turn his mind to non-watery things but Stephen has had a long fascination with the Lost Rivers of London. He is currently finishing work on a new publication due to be released early next year. His talks are highly informative and completely fascinating. It has always been stated that Arthur Beale's was originally a Rope Maker...

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