Boat Maintenance – do it once and do it properly with Marine Products Direct

Bennett Trim Tabs in Action © Marine Products Direct

Are you ready to tackle that boat work this winter? At Marine-Products-Direct, our philosophy when it comes to boat maintenance is; do it once and do it properly.

We can all save a penny here or there through doing some of the work ourselves or choosing one product over another. But here's the thing, remember the choices on parts you make today will likely dictate when you next need to replace them.

Marine Products Direct sell premium brands backed by technical sales support, meaning we do the research, so you don't have to!

When it comes to winter maintenance we can help with three key areas that should be top of your list when lifting your boat out the water this Autumn:

1. Thru-hull fittings: choose Groco Marine Hardware

2. Leaking shaft seals: there's only Lasdrop Dripless Shaft Seals

3. Trim tabs for motorboats: select Bennett Trim Tabs

Groco manufacture solid bronze fittings that deliver exceptional value for money over their lifetime and offer the greatest longevity. They offer several standout features as standard that include a patented selectable handle rotation that enables them to be operated either clockwise or anticlockwise, making it easier to exercise and maintain your seacock or inline valves. The valve handle also incorporates a square handle hole to attach a ratchet in case the valve has stiffened over time. Other features include:

• Solid C83600 bronze construction = longevity
• Drain plug and grease zerk point as standard
• Stainless steel handle and hardware with patented selectable handle rotation
• Square handle hole to accept ratchet
• Chrome plated solid brass ball (not a hollow ball)
• PTFE seats and seals
• Bonding attachment to minimise electrolysis

Features and benefits of Groco Inline Ball Valves - photo © Marine Products Direct

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Why Lasdrop?

Lasdrop has designed their 'mechanical' and face 'lip seal' shaft seals to be an environmentally friendly solution, preventing contaminated bilge water from entering the seaways. They are extremely easy to fit and maintain, require minimal maintenance and have design features that make in season checks and servicing far simpler and more cost effective.

• Long lasting
• Easy-to-install
• Simple in season maintenance
• Both 'mechanical face' and rotary 'lip seal' options available
• Dripless design is more environmentally friendly
• All sizes offered in both metric and imperial

Elite Profile - photo © Marine Products Direct

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Why Bennett?

The story of Bennett Marine and Marine Products Direct goes back to 1988, and when it comes to Trim Tabs there is nothing they don't know. They lead the way with innovative solutions like auto tab control, trim tab position indication, auto tab retraction and Marine Products Direct support on the technical sales side.

• High-quality boat trim tabs
• Electric and hydraulic trim tab systems
• Support from sales to installation
• Extensive warranty

Bennett Self Levelling Trim Tabs - photo © Marine Products Direct

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