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How to fit a new hatch to an Arran 16 boat

18 January 2017
How to... / Tutorial, Workshop
Before I took over the business the old hatches on the Arran 16 were very tight fitting and had a tendency to bind up in the top corners.I had them…
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How to fit  a new hatch to an Arran 16 boat

Fitting a steering console to an Arran 16 boat

18 January 2017
How to... / Tutorial, Workshop
Im fitting a new steering console to a secondhand Arran 16 for a customer as part of a larger refit. The console fits on the starboard side and is riveted…
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Fitting a steering console to an Arran 16 boat

Fitting fibreglass seat boxes to an Arran 16 fishing boat

09 January 2017
The above picture is of a new boat with the walk through deck arrangement. There is a seat box on either side of the boat which you can sit on…
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Fitting fibreglass  seat boxes to an Arran 16 fishing boat

Cleaning the top deck of an Arran 16 Boat using acid

08 January 2017
I know I have shown you before the power of Oxalic acid before but the results always surprise me.This time I mixed it with wallpaper paste so it would stick…
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Cleaning the top deck of an Arran 16 Boat using acid

New Arran 16 Boat for Sale

08 January 2017
I have just collected the first new hull of 2017. Its for sale if you are interested?
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New Arran 16 Boat for Sale

Turning the Arran 16 boat back over

08 January 2017
Here is the finished centre keel band and bow U bolt. I have worked out how to turn the boats over using three winches and two overhead gantrys without any…
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Turning the Arran 16 boat back over