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Trident Boat Workshop Here at Trident in our boat workshop we offer the following services: Repair service  Painting and varnishing service  Fitting or refit service  Antifouling  Insurance work  Cleaning & polishing service for fibreglass  All work conducted by our fully trained Team Materials we can work with: Wood  Fibre reinforced plastic  Carvel & clinker  Cold moulded & hard chine wood...

Covering Your Boat   Your boat is liable to sit on shore for more time than it is actually used - unless you are very lucky! And it’s care and storage should be of great importance. So our boats need to be protected from the elements:  A snug fitting, well secured boat cover will obviously protect your boat from the UV light, rain, etc. It will also keep other matter out, such as leaves, sand, bird droppings etc., and pollutants in the atmosphere. It must be well secure and snug since a...

Which boat cover design and fabric type is best for you and your dinghy? Choose Your Fabric The Benefits of a Breathable Boat Cover: A breathable boat cover will reduce the damp environment inside the boat, which over a period of time could lead to the wood or GRP absorbing water and putting weight onto the boat. On wooden boats a damp interior can also shorten the life of the varnish. Non Breathable PVC Coated Polyester High quality, hard wearing, non shrinking, blue PVC Coated Polyester is...

Painting a Mirror Dinghy As repetitious as it may sound the trick to painting and a good finish is all in the preparation. For best results paint indoors in a dust free environment, in temperatures above 15°C but not in direct sunshine or heat and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Clean the boat thoroughly and remove any loose or flaking paint and make sure the wood is in sound condition, dry & rot free. Remove any hardware from the boat that you can, the more you can remove the better...

If you’ve found this page because you are looking to make some sense of what an ILCA or Laser is or what is class legal or not then I’ll try and put your mind at rest. In 1971 the Laser dinghy was unveiled and has become the most successful dinghy in history with over 200, 000 boats around the world and to cut a long complicated story short in 2019 there was a falling out between various involved parties with the class association taking control of the class and finding new boat builders. In this ta...