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Stainless steel boat parts and deck hardware for all your stainless steel marine needs. Our stainless marine parts and deck hardware are corrosion resistant and rust proof.  Our line of  boat hardware includes, cleats, chocks, steering products, rod holders, hatches, deck pipes, hawse pipes, antenna mounts and hose deck fills.

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You know us as the leading U.S. maker of custom stainless boat parts. Now, buy stock White Water Marine lifeline stanchions manufacturer-direct, in hundreds of configurations.

White Water Marine is a preferred vendor for J/Boat replacement bow pulpits, stern rails, lifeline stanchions and much more, servicing all makes and models.

When you need to replace a damaged or failed lifeline stanchion on a vintage boat, call White Water. Your boat builder long gone? No worries. Have us make you an exact replica.

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That's us. We fabricate custom stainless steel plate and tube for the marine environment. One branch of our business is in the manufacture of OEM parts for leading boat builders. We also supply fittings direct to boat owners. And we build stylish all-climate railings and other architectural fixtures for marinas and yacht clubs. Meet the marine stainless fabricators who do it all. Is it art or is it White Water?

You love your vintage boat. But try finding parts. Say you damaged a pulpit or a stanchion. You need a swim ladder or an anchor roller. Maybe you just want to spruce up the old gal with some shiny new custom stainless fittings for the 21st century. We do that.

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Need a repro of an ages-old part? We just might have the drawings in our database.

We can replicate almost any stainless fitting for a classic boat, working from your measurements. Or, in many cases, we will have the original builder OEM specs in our extensive database. We also work directly with amateur builders and enthusiastic customizers. Preserve the existing look or go all in for a modern updating.

We make OEM stanchions, pulpits and other critical fittings for some of the leading boat builders in North America. It's one of our growing segments. We can't drop names because that's proprietary data. But if you think of some brands which are known for premium quality, that stainless was probably engineered by us.

Harborside structures have to be able to absorb a beating from the elements. Rain, humidity, sun and wind eat materials for an appetizer. Now add salt. And so marinas and yacht clubs turn to White Water for architectural railings that resist structural failure and ensure a reliable safety factor. While at the same time looking gorgeous.

There's a small but significant inland segment of our business. White Water also does custom stainless architectural fabrication for high-end commercial and residential construction. We work closely with the builder and often with the owner. Count on White Water for turn-key design/build services, no matter how challenging the specs.

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Best anchors: 8 new generation designs suitable for every boat

• Rupert Holmes
• January 27, 2022

Most boats would benefit from upgrading to a better anchor for a host of reasons. We take a look at 8 of the best anchors on the market right now

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Good ground tackle and understanding how to anchor properly opens up the option to stay overnight in stunning bays and creeks, away from costly marinas and expensive harbour moorings. And picking the best anchors is essential in terms of safety too as you may well need it to hold you off a lee shore in the event of engine failure.

However, unless your boat’s anchor has been upgraded recently, the chances are it’s of a type that will not provide good holding power.

What to look for in a good anchor?

Much has changed in the world of anchors in the past 20 years, which led to classification societies such as Lloyds adding a new Super High Holding Power certification category for these anchors in 2008.

Most of the best anchors exceed the requirements for this by a wide margin.

These advances in anchor technology and different types of anchor mean older boats won’t have been equipped with what we would now consider to be decent ground tackle when they were new.

This is also true for most vessels built in the last 20 years. Until recently the latest generation of anchors was relatively expensive, so were generally only fitted as standard equipment to very high quality yachts.

The various brands of today’s very high holding power anchors share a number of key characteristics that make them more effective than older products.

The best anchors tend to have a concave profile akin to the shape of a shovel. This digs more firmly into the seabed without tending to act like a plough when under load.

Another important aspect to look for in a good anchor is the tip weight, as loading as much weight here as possible is a massive help in enabling it to penetrate weed and other difficult types of sea bed.

Typical new generation anchors have 35-45 per cent of their weight on the tip. Some also have roll bars that prevent the anchor landing on the seabed upside down.

Whatever anchor you choose, beware of cheap unbranded copies. These rarely have the precise geometry needed to maximise holding power. Some are also badly cast and therefore weaker than the original design.

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7 of the best anchors on the market right now.

Rocna Galvanised Anchor

This was one of the first of the new generation of ultra high holding power anchors and quickly gained much acclaim, despite an initially high price tag.

The Rocna is well engineered and has an excellent reputation for digging in quickly and easily. Once set it then offers excellent holding.

A roll bar is incorporated, but a downside of Rocnas is they do not stow neatly on all bow rollers.

To solve this problem the company developed the Vulcan series, which doesn’t have the roll bar and is shaped to fit on a wider range of bow rollers.

Reasons to buy:

– Good quality anchor

– Excellent holding power

Reasons to avoid:

– It is expensive

– Do not stow neatly on all bow rollers

Specifications:

– Size: 96 x 41 x 39 cm

– Weight: Available in 10kg, 20kg and 25kg

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Lewmar Stainless Steel Epsilon Anchor

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The latest model from this UK company offers the benefits of a new generation anchor at very attractive prices.

It has a winged design with concave flukes to maximise holding power in a variety of sea beds, a ballasted tip that enables it to dig in readily and is self righting, even though the roll bar is optional.

The Epsilon is intended as a direct replacement for Lewmar’s long-running plough style Delta anchor.

Although the Epsilon’s shank is proportionately shorter, the two models share the same basic shank geometry. Therefore, if a Delta fits your bow roller then an Epsilon will also fit.

– Easy to handle

– Designed to fit any bow roller that works for the Delta

– It has a shorter shank

– Size: ‎55 x 35 x 30cm

– Material: stainless steel

– Weight: ‎6.1kg

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Fortress FX-11

This aluminium anchor is an older design from more than 30 years ago, but still has a number of advantages that makes it an excellent choice in some circumstances.

It’s biggest feature is very light weight relative to the holding power the anchor provides. This makes it a perfect option for performance catamarans and trimarans, as well as for smaller fast motor boats.

The key downside, however, is that the holding power is achieved through the surface area of the flukes, not the weight of the anchor. This means it’s physically larger than other anchors, although it comes apart like the Spade for easier stowage.

A neat feature is that the angle of the flukes can be varied to suit different types of sea bed.

– Perfect for catamarans and trimarans

– Easy to manoeuvre thanks to its light weight design

– Flukes can be adapted to the type of sea bed

– Larger than other anchors

– Holding power is from the surface area of flukes

– Size: ‎73.66 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm

– Material: aluminium

– Weight: 8 pounds

Spade Anchor S series

This is another popular modern anchor, but with an important difference to other brands.

The hollow shank can be removed to make stowage easier. This makes it an excellent choice for racing yachts and other vessels that don’t permanently keep the anchor on the bow, or for occasional use as a kedge.

There’s no roll bar, but the tip loading is close to 50 per cent of the total weight, which helps it to dig in and set quickly.

The main drawback of the Spade is one of cost – it’s more complex to manufacture than other designs, so the price is relatively high.

– Good option for racing yachts

– The hollow shank can be removed

– No roll bar

– Expensive

– Size: S40 to S160

– Material: galvanised steel

– Weight: 6kg to 55kg

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Knox Anchors

Professor John Knox spent a great deal of his spare time researching the loads on anchors and rodes.

His work in this area over a period of 20 years contributed a huge amount to our understanding of anchoring and precise causes of anchors dragging or breaking out.

It also led him to develop his own design of anchor that would offer significantly better performance compared to the popular models at the time. It was therefore one of the first of the new generation designs.

The Knox anchor has a patented divided fluke with sharpened edges set at an angle that enables it to dig into the seabed quickly and efficiently.

It’s fitted with a roll bar and, while the shank is made of the highest tensile strength steel available.

– Made of the highest tensile strength steel

– Patented divided fluke with sharpened edges set at an angle to dig into the seabed

– We can’t find any

– Material: highest tensile strength steel

– Weight: 6.5kg to 27kg

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Stirrup Anchor Bugel Anchor

The Bügel was one of the very first new generation anchors and quickly set a new benchmark in the industry.

It has a flat fluke with lower surface area than later designs, plus a roll bar and a shank made of thick plate.

This makes it a relatively inexpensive anchor, which is undoubtedly a key factor behind its enormous popularity, even though later products offer higher holding power.

– Good value anchor

– It features a rollbar and shank

– Other products offer higher holding power

– Size: 66 x 28cm to 86 x 38cm

– Material: Hot-galvanised steel

– Weight: 9 to 16kg

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Manson Supreme Anchor

This was the first anchor to receive Lloyds Super High Holding Power certification when the classification was introduced in 2008.

It’s a fabricated design that uses two layers of steel for the fluke and relies on a roll bar, rather than a ballasted tip, to self-right.

The upper slot in the shank is intended for use in rocky sea beds, or anchoring in coral . The idea is that if the anchor becomes stuck the rode can be slid to the shank end of the slot, enabling the anchor to be retrieved without using a tripping line.

The shape of the anchor is designed to fit all conventional anchor rollers.

– Good for use on a rocky sea bed

– The anchor fits all conventional anchor rollers

– Other products offer innovative designs compared to this classical anchor design

– Size: 18′ – 30′ to 40′ – 45′

– Weight: 7kg to 20kg

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Ultra Marine Ultra Anchor

Read Yachting Monthly’s Ultra Anchor review

Our sister title Yachting Monthly recently tested the new 12kg Ultra Anchor from Ultra Marine over several nights at anchor.

Editor Theo Stocker said: “I was impressed with how quickly the anchor set.

“While our normal 10kg Bruce anchor can struggle in soft sand and weed, the Ultra anchor buried itself almost completely and refused to drag.

“The Ultra’s performance amply delivers on its maker’s promises as is comparable to other stainless anchors,” he concluded.

– Handmade and hand-polished stainless steel

– Ready to dig in

– Not the cheapest option on this list

– Weight: 5kg to 8kg

This $12 million 'mansion yacht' is made entirely of stainless steel — and it's a first for the industry. Take a peek inside.

• A floating, mansion-like yacht was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.
• It's being touted as the world's first yacht to be made entirely out of stainless steel .
• A spokesperson for the company told FOX Business that "a few billionaires " had expressed interest in the vessel.
• The asking price for the base 9,000-square-foot model is $12 million.
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A vessel named Mansion Yacht was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, and people have been buzzing about it ever since. According to FOX Business, the yacht is the first ever to be made entirely from stainless steel. 

"It does a whole bunch of other things that a normal yacht doesn't do, so it doesn't replace an ocean-going yacht, but it definitely is a great addition to the yacht family," Bruno Edwards of Mansion Yachts told FOX Business. 

Edwards told Business Insider in November that the company's base 9,000-square-foot model has an asking price of $12 million. And apparently, "a few billionaires " had already expressed interest at the time.

"This will be the first one that we sell," Edwards told FOX Business in November. "We've already had a lot of interest, so we are waiting on our first contract."

In the meantime, scroll down to learn more and to look inside the stunning Mansion Yacht.

FOX Business reports that the Mansion Yacht is the first yacht to be made entirely out of stainless steel.

It was shown at the 60th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October.

Source:  FOX Business

The 84-foot long vessel has a total 9,000 square feet of space — enough to accommodate 149 people.

Source:  FOX Business , Mansion Yachts

It has a 1,600-square-foot entertainment area on the front deck, along with a 3,300-square-foot viewing space.

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The Mansion Yacht has five bedrooms ...

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... five bathrooms ...

... and a hot tub that can fit up to seven people.

The boat has 18-feet hydraulic legs which can keep it propped up above water, giving the impression that it is floating.

Source:  FOX Business, Mansion Yachts

It's also relatively eco-conscious, with 72 solar panels capable of producing 15 kilowatts of electricity.

However, despite its name, the Mansion Yacht is not technically a yacht.

"It does a whole bunch of other things that a normal yacht doesn't do, so it doesn't replace an ocean-going yacht," Bruno Edwards from Mansion Yachts told FOX Business. "But it definitely is a great addition to the yacht family." 

Edwards told Business Insider that the base model of the vessel has an asking price of $12 million.

Edwards also noted that the Mansion Yacht's stainless steel will keep the maintenance costs low. 

"It is actually 25% of the maintenance cost of a fiberglass boat," Edwards told FOX Business.

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Is a stainless steel boat possible?

Discussion in ' Materials ' started by hansp77 , May 2, 2006 .

Just curious, as I am getting ready to try to weld up my own stainless pushpit the thought crossed my mind. Could one make a stainless steel hull? Or has anyone already done this? Aside from much higher cost, are there any fundamental reasons why this couldn't be done? The obvious idea I had to make this more affordable would be to use salvaged stainless, from things like big chemical storage tanks and what not. Hans.  

Raggi_Thor Nav.arch/Designer/Builder

"Stainless" means it doesn't rust in air. It will still corrode in (salt) water, I think. At least stainless bolts and screws are no good in wood under water.  

Thanks Raggi, i do know that stainless still corrodes, (maybe it should be called something like 'lessstain' or 'lessrust') but as far as I know, even without air- the rate of corrosion is still a lot 'less' than normal steel. I am not really picturing a gleaming silver bare metal hull (well ok the thought did briefly cross my mind) but rather some sort of painted, or zinc treated or other protective finish just like a normal steel hull. With the advantage of much slower corrosion (and much higher repair costs!) I am sure that there must be some reason other than price though.  

antonfourie Senior Member

As long as you coat prepare the stainless steel you should not have a problem, i.e. you need to create the protective layer that forms on stainless steel when you have worked with it, i.e. welding / forming, if you used 316 you would be able to leave the hull bare. The rate of corrosion is slower then even painted and cared for mild steel. If you were able to source the stainless and you paint it then you would be better off than using mild steel even the lower grades of stainless are still way better than mild steel, you would have to make sure that you use the correct electrodes as you might be welding disimilar grades of stainless.  

waikikin Senior Member

A couple of years ago we installed a stainless deck onto a self propelled mooring service lighter 40' in length, works well, plating cost was about 4x steel & consumables about 10x. Its worth it if it cuts maintenance costs in high aggression zones like anchor handling on foredecks & cockpits, sponson beltings & the like.Jeff.  

What about aluminium? Isn't that more durable than steel?  

antonfourie said: if you used 316 you would be able to leave the hull bare. The rate of corrosion is slower then even painted and cared for mild steel. Click to expand...

Hutting yachts Hutting once (maybe more) build a 40ft all stainless yacht about 10 years ago, something simular to their current 40ft model. Don't know what happened to it http://www.hutting.nl/Hutting40/General40/maigen4001.html These days they build in aluminum, with wood/epoxy deckhouse. You could ask them for an opinon.  

Hans, the most likely source would be old chemical tanks, which may not be that pleasant to work with and may have some chemical corrosion damage. The other thing that you could look for is ex road tankers that have been in a accident. How ever you do it please be carefull as 316 is most used when there are nasty chemicals or acids and there may be harmfull residue. As for a gleaming hull, yes as this is what handrails are made from, but if not looked after properly i.e. washed and cleaned like any other boat the stainless steel will get brownish surface corrosion or water marks, although this will only ever be a few microns thick  

Thanks SeaSpark and antonfourie, this is all just theoretical for me at the moment. I thought it might be an interesting thread, and as it stands I have my hands full enough with my current boat. But, for a long term future oriented project, who knows? At lest it does seem that there could be prospects for obtaining the metal cheap. Maybe by the time that I am ready to invest (a rather funny word in this context) in a 40-50ft round-the-worlder I may also be ready to just buy the damn thing ready to go.  

Ike Senior Member

Can it be done. Yes. Practical? Not very. The Nickel Institute in Canada did a serious study of the effect of salt water on various stainless steels. What they found is that they all corrode if they are wet and stay wet. Stainless like aluminum has a natural oxide on it's surface that prevents corrosion. Water washes the oxide away. With aluminum the oxide doesn't wash away so the aluminum doesn't corrode unles you damage or remove the oxide. The other problem is the welds. The welds would have to be near perfect. Stainless is very subject to crevice corrosion. Any defect, even the slightest crack or crevice, will breed corrosion which will spread. Plus that, to weld it right you would have to use the TIG process further raising the cost. Build out of aluminum if you want a bare metal yacht. There are lots of them.  

Ike, I don't really want a bare metal yacht, I am quite content at the moment with my lovely warm wooden one, I was wondering if it were possible with 316, and if so, if it had been done already- or why not? These reasons you have provided, however, are of the kind that I was looking for. Cheers.  

gonzo Senior Member

Stainless bellow the waterline will get crevice corrosion. It will also interact chemically with antifouling paint. However, Monel metal is corrosion resistant to be used below the waterline and is also naturally antifouling. You can have a shiny boat after all.  

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Being as I am reading about corrosion right now...I would like to point out that stainless has two "levels" for want of a better name. One "level is significantly more noble than the other. The more noble level is the one where the chromium in the steel has oxidized (it needs a constant supply of oxygen to maintain) on the surface and is providing the corrosion inhibiting surface coating and the lesser level is any place that that coating has been penetrated (scratches, any oxygen deprived area (the coating doesn't last without oxy), etc). Add an electrolyte (salt water/contaminated fresh water...it all is to an extent) and the electrical capacity of the metal itself and you have a galvanic cell...a battery. The lesser noble level will sacrifice itself (corrode) to the more noble level (pit corrosion). You will also get corrosion anywhere stagnant water (oxy depleted) sits...the bilge for one, condensation for another. You will also encounter corrosion anywhere where you have biologicals attached to the surface of the metal, cutting it off from oxygen and in contact with moisture. The last type of corrosion you might see is around the welds, where you have altered the diffusion of alloys in the metal. The chromium gets bound up with the carbon leaving the area starved of chromium...the anti rusting agent. Using 316L (lo carbon) would help to alleviate this particular issue. Bare 316/316L needs water moving at a rate of about 3 ft/sec to maintain the coating of oxydized chromium at the required levels to provide corrosion protection. Steve  

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Our passion to design the ultimate yacht boarding solutions drives us to continue creating innovative products for years to come.

Quickstep Marine A Step Above

Our team knows the importance of having marine products that perform year after year. That’s why we put our products through rigorous testing to confirm long-lasting durability. Each product is individually tested to ensure strict quality guidelines are met before shipping.

Our passion to design the ultimate yacht boarding solutions drives us to continue creating innovative products for years to come. Our boarding stairs are designed for fast and easy set up, engineered for industry-leading performance, and crafted with timeless styling. Innovative features like our aircraft-inspired tread design offers a large and stable footing.

We are proud to be an American-made company and build every single Quickstep product right here in our shop located in Medford, New Jersey. Our team of employees does everything from answering phones and emails, processing orders, purchasing materials, cutting and bending the steel, fitting our one of kind treads, making final quality checks, to packing and shipping the products out.

Quickstep has 3 models to suit your needs

Yacht-Master One Step

• The industry’s first stainless steel one step yacht boarding solution.
• Marine grade 316 Stainless side rail and support system
• The only yacht boarding stair with a massive 19.5” wide and 11.25” deep tread design.
• User-friendly mounting kit. Constructed of 316 stainless. Designed to blend into your yacht’s existing hardware when stairs are not in use.
• When not in use, the integrated standoff support system folds for easy storage and handling.
• Single stanchion hand hold.
• Teak tread options available.
• Custom standoff options available to help clear hull glass or engine room air intakes.
• Custom hardware color options

Yacht-Master Two Step

• The industry’s first stainless steel two step yacht boarding stairs.
• Marine grade 316 Stainless side rail frame and handrail construction.
• Offset support rails for easy handling.
• User-friendly mounting kit. Constructed of 316 stainless. Designed to blend into your yachts existing hardware when stairs are not in use.
• Removable handrail that will fold flat and will offer a secure handhold.
• When not in use the complete unit will fold flat for easy storage and handling.

Optional Equipment

• Second handrail
• Teak tread options available upon request
• Custom standoff options available to help clear hull glass or engine room air intakes

Yacht-Master

• The industry’s first stainless steel yacht boarding stairs.
• User-friendly mounting kit. Constructed of 316 stainless. Designed to blend into your existing yacht’s hardware when stairs are not in use.
• Four removable marine grade polished stainless caster wheels.

• Marine grade anodized aluminum.
• Industry leading lightweight design.

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Custom & Production Tubular Stainless Products

Stainless Steel Railings for Yachts, Boats & Other Industries

Railmakers Inc. has served the Stainless Steel needs of the Marine Industry and other industries for over 50 years. We have supplied manufactures, the Department of the Navy, Disney, the State of California and local cities with their custom fabrication needs. Our employees have been with us for at least 15 years and several at 25 plus! We pride ourselves with quality and service to our customers.

YACHTS & BOATS WE WORK ON

• Catalina Yachts
• MacGregor Yachts
• Pacific Seacraft
• Ericson Yachts
• Corsair-Marine Boats
• SkipJack Boats
• Hobie 33 Boats
• Hobie Power Skiff
• Columbia Yachts
• Ranger Sailboats
• Boston Whaler

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DODGER AND BIMINI FITTINGS AND FRAMES

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EMERGENCY VEHICLE RAILS

• SUV Roof Racks
• Lifeguard Towers
• Rescue Boat
• Law Enforcement Boats
• Rescue Trucks

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Call us at (949) 642-6506 or visit our contact page .

Unique 316L stainless steel tube railings for beautiful boat design

Pulpits, pushpits and biminis: expert marine rail fabrication for luxury yachts and motorboats

Modern boat railings must withstand the uncompromising ocean environment, but they also have to look good. That’s why leading marine specifiers and architects have used our shaped stainless steel tubing in their designs for over three decades.

Our shaped steel tubes are durable and attractive in equal measure. From stunning staircases on superyachts to grab rails on speedboats, our shaped tubes and boat railings are second to none. They offer the marine industry aesthetic, structural and ergonomic advantages over standard round tubing and add the perfect finishing touch to any cutting-edge vessel.

Maximum resistance to corrosion

We make most of our exterior tubing for boat railings from stainless steel 316L (1.4404), which contains a higher nickel and molybdenum content for more corrosive resistance (we can work with duplex and superduplex stainless steel if required). We can also form from aluminium if required.

Luxury tenders and ribs

Timeless fabricate handrails and grab rails for some of the industry’s most prestigious and most discerning tender designers. The build quality and finish of all onboard features needs to exude the same level of luxury as those on super yachts. As with all our marine architecture, the ergonomics of the boat railings is paramount — especially as these boat railings serve an important role in keeping passengers safe and comfortable. We typically shape grab rails from our oval tubing and radius square tubing — hands fit comfortably and securely around these shapes (and unlike round tube, hands are not prone to the same degree of slippage). Robust yet refined, the boat railings are designed so that they are sturdy but with a slim projection so that they do not protrude too much. We fabricate bespoke boat railings for the front of the navigator’s seat, on the gunwales and to ease boarding and disembarking. We can also create boarding ladders. Please talk to us about our bending and finishing boat railing services.

Popular tubing for marine use

‍ Oval tubes are our most popular tubing for marine use and are predominantly used for onboard boat railings such as pulpit rails, guard rails, grab rails and transom gates. We form this elliptical tubing in more sizes than any other tube supplier worldwide, giving naval architects, boat manufacturers and owners a wide choice regarding railing specification.  Our flat-sided oval tubing is favoured for its sleek lines. Flat oval tubes make for stunning pushpit rails at the aft of any yacht or motorboat. Flat-sided oval tubes made from aluminium can be good grab rails on racing boats or when used to make lightweight bimini frames. Oval tubing and flat-sided oval tubing add luxury to any vessel - it looks sophisticated and feels better to grip than round tube railings. Our twisted oval tube makes for stunning spindles on internal staircases. The attractive contours catch the ocean light beautifully, and add an extra touch of class and elegance. For all our oval and flat-sided tubing, Timeless offers a bespoke tube bending service. We can create compound curves (curves that require two bends), sweeping curves, or tight radius bends. Speak to us about the radius that we can achieve, as well as our other fabrication services .

Customisation made easy

Whether it’s a refit, refurbishment, prototype or brand-new boat, our uniquely shaped tubing is a simple way to offer your clients greater choice with their yacht design. Our engineers will work hard to fabricate tubing of any size to meet your needs – even if this requires us to make new tooling. Many of our marine clients select stainless steel 316L tubing with a mirror polish. The highly reflective, smooth finish is achieved by polishing the tubing down to approximately 0.2 microns; the sleek and shiny surface reduces areas for corrosive elements such as sodium chloride to rest and cause damage. We can also form tubing from bronze or brass, or create a brass effect by applying PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) titanium ore plating. If you like traditional teak wood but want it to have the strength and durability of aluminium or stainless steel, we can even apply a powder coat with a wood effect.

Refits and refurbishments for motorboats and yachts

If you want to rejuvenate your boat by replacing your railings with a customised profile, speak to us and we will be delighted to provide samples of what we can offer. For refits, we make stainless steel oval boat deck handrail and handles in a wide range of sizes and shapes (we can also source round stainless steel tubing if you want to replace your existing round railings with similar tube). Our experienced team of fabricators are specialists in welding stainless steel railings for yachts, motorboats and tenders. We can also polish boat parts such as ladders, gates, handrails, cleats, bollards, biminis and anchors. Our comprehensive stainless steel polishing service includes scratch removal and re-graining. You might own an older boat that has handrails that you want to rejuvenate. We can give the metalwork a super mirror polish to bring the boat back to its former brightness. Our metal fabricators are trusted by several leading British and international boat-makers, who use Timeless to bend, weld and polish the tube railings once we have shaped them. These naval architects and designers can rely on the fact that our specialist team always achieve high-quality bends and exceptional finishes. Outsourcing these fabrication services to our team creates efficiency and cost-savings in this manufacture process.

Ideally situated near the U.K's biggest marinas

Based in Poole on the south coast of England, Timeless Tube is close to several marinas in the areas of Poole, Christchurch and Southampton. Although we typically restore boat deck railings in our workshop, if necessary, our specialist team can weld or polish onsite for motorboats, yachts and tenders moored in the south of England.

Custom-made hinges for concealed gates and collapsible mechanisms

Timeless partner with internationally renowned hinge experts PE Marine Designz, who specialise in designing and making patented multi-pivot hinges for super yachts and motorboats. These bespoke hinge designs integrate clever functionality such as concealed power assistance with Timeless Tube’s premium shaped tube profiles to achieve both impressive aesthetics and performance. Combining high-end aesthetics and optimal functionality, the bespoke tube-based solutions remove the need for unsightly latches and unnecessary shrouding sometimes used to mask fittings. The unique designs are bespoke, so if you are looking for cleverly concealed gates and foldaway furniture and T-tops that do not compromise on style, speak to our team about these innovative geometric solutions, or find out more about PE Marine Designz’s pioneering tube technology and the solutions it provides for marine applications.

Marine related applications

• Balustrades
• Furniture (foldaway and freestanding)
• Boarding ladders

Tubing used in marine applications

An ergonomic, tactile shape that is perfect for handrails and balustrades in conjunction with structural glass and brickwork. A low-maintenance design commonly used for architectural and marine purposes.

Flat-sided Oval Tube

Clean, rounded lines and a flat-sided profile provide strength for architectural purposes – with a flat side useful for fixing to other elements.

D-shaped Tube

With a smooth top, flat section and incredible lateral strength, this ingenious design prevents water ingress and it’s easy to install. Ideal for handrail in public buildings and on marine craft.

Radiused Square Tube

Blended radius corners and a slight convex side provide greater strength than standard round tubing. This great alternative to box section tubing is popularly used for baluster railings and furniture.

Twisted Square Tube

Aesthetically striking, with the power to make a significant impact. Provides impressive strength integrity while being lighter and more cost-effective than conventional solid twisted bars.

Twisted Oval Tube

Innovative spiral forming applied to a classic oval tube design. This stunning twisted tube profile creates a mesmeric effect that is ideal for decorative metal architecture on buildings and boats.

Tubing solutions for niche marine applications

Our marine tubing goes beyond railings and staircases. For example, our engineers have worked closely with the team at premier marine equipment supplier, Lewmar, to create stainless steel tubing for an innovative mechanical awning for yachts. We’ve fabricated telescopic tubing for a hydraulic lift that is used to launch tenders and RIBS on super yachts. We have even made a door handle for a fridge on-board a yacht, with a special locking mechanism to prevent it from opening during voyages. Our engineers love using their creativity and expertise to produce tubing for new applications, so please chat to us to see if we can help with your projects.

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