BioMagic double strength

GOOD news for owners of narrowboats, motorhomes and caravans. BioMagic, producers of the environmentally friendly toilet fluid, have developed a new range of the product which not only saves on the increasing costs of postage but also does a little bit more for the environment by reducing packaging.
BioMagic UK Ltd has developed a range of double strength fluids. This means that you now get twice as much active ingredient in the same sized bottle so each size will provide twice the number of treatments as the single strength fluid.
This not only saves storage space but also saves you money, say the company, because a double strength bottle costs less than two single strength bottles.
Bottle sizes range from the 500ml or 1litre dosing bottles at £7.50 or £11.50 that will provide 60 or 120 days of treatment; to the 2.5litre or 5litre bottles at £20.50 or 37.50 that will provide up to 300 or 600 days treatment.
For further information visit www.BioMagicuk.com or tel 01530 249253.
Towpath Talk have five one-litre dosing bottles of BioMagic to give away, each of which will provide up to 120-days of treatment for a standard cassette or holding tank toilet. These bottles have a measuring chamber allowing the exact amount to be dispensed. They can also be refilled from any one of the jerry can type bottles.
To be in with a chance of winning a bottle of double strength BioMagic, all you have to do is enter our competition below.

Corrosion Block

CORROSION Block is an anti-corrosion compound developed to stop existing corrosion and prevent new. It is designed for use in electrics and electronics as well as on metals and in structures. It is also a very efficient penetrant, without loosening structural attachments and an excellent lubricant, without having any wax, silicon or Teflon additives (which actually seal in moisture, which can aggravate and perpetuate the corrosion process).
Corrosion Block is simply sprayed into the structure, joints and welds, ie under hidden areas, where the corrosion works away un-noticed, under panels and on hidden parts of the engine, gearboxes, generators, switch panels and avionics, especially on outboard engines where it will work hard to prevent corrosion and structural degeneration.
Corrosion Block is also available as a grease, to provide maximum protection in extreme conditions strongly resisting water washout. For further information tel 01959 576129 or visit: www.corrosionblock.co.uk

POR-15 Topside Yacht Enamel

FROST Marine now supply a premium quality polyurethane finish, POR-15 Topside Yacht Enamel, for above-the-waterline topsides and decks. They guarantee you'll find it's the best product of its kind available anywhere with the best hiding power in the industry! One coat, when used with their range of marine primers, is guaranteed to give you 100 per cent hiding power. Can be used on bare fibreglass, wood, steel, aluminium and most previously painted surfaces.
Frost state that the use of a primer is critical and recommend all light topcoats, use POR-15 Light Primer (off-white); For all dark topcoats, use POR-15 Dark Primer (light grey). Price: £19.50 (Incl. Vat), Frost Marine No: P980, available in black, forest green, navy blue, red, white. Also Available: P981 Light Primer, Dark Primer £19.

INpress

INpress, the Leicestershire based vinyl wrapped MDF furniture components manufacturer, has recently supplied a complete range of doors, bulkheads and furniture panels to leading narrow boat producer Black Prince Holidays of Bromsgrove. 
The company used to make their own plywood cupboard doors but found that buying-in vinyl wrapped MDF doors from INpress offered them many benefits. Quality is important to Black Prince as they are a recent Heart of England Gold Award winner for Hire Craft Operator of the Year.  The on-time service that INpress offer is also very important because during the busy holiday season Black Prince cannot afford to have any boats out of service.
INpress specialise in producing bespoke MDF wrapped components.  They have also built a reputation for delivering on time to their customers many of whom include kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and office furniture producers, bedding companies, mobile home manufacturers, shop-fitters, as well as narrow boat companies.
For further information tel 0870 241 7177.

The Autowrench

BLACK & Decker are noted for their DIY and gardening hardware. Well now they’ve come up with this nifty gadget directed primarily at the Automotive market but useful too for a little on-board engine tinkering. The Autowrench does ‘exactly what it says on the lid’ - it is an automatic adjustable spanner that operates on battery power. And it also has the good old fashioned manual operation facility too. It’s fairly hefty piece of kit and will open up to a jaw size of 1 1 /8 in, or 30mm if you’re into the metric stuff. The Autowrench costs £29.99 and is available from Argos, B&Q and all good retailers who stock Black & Decker products.

Hexhold fingers spanners

WELL here’s a new way to keep hold of your nuts in those tricky situations. You know the ones; where you’re down on your knees delving deep into the depths of the engine space trying to fit a nut on to a well hidden bolt, balancing it on the end of your finger until it drops off at the vital moment.
These Hexhold fingers spanner might just be what you want. They are made in durable spring steel that will flex to fit over your finger and hold the nut until the thread is started. Hexhold Finger Spanners are available in metric and AF sizes and come in sets of five. Price £19.95 (plus p&p) visit www.hexhold.com or tel 01708 736640.