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Old 11 April 2013, 20:12   #1
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New A-Frame by Marine Fabrications in Birmingham

Just thought i would post up pics of my new custom made A-Frame which Marine Fabrications made up for me on the day. Cant fault the customer service, i had to drive up from Swansea arriving at 8am and it was made and fitted on the day by 4pm, brilliant!! I was quoted £450 but after a couple of alterations at my request it came in at £500.

Well happy with it nice polished 2 inch tubes, great for the wake boarding/skiing i plan to do and i can hook up all my GPS and VHF antenna to it.

Well happy!

Rib is getting a bit of a make over before it goes back out this summer, so busy doing lots of work to it at the moment

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Marine Fabrications in Birmingham



Had some custom mounts made for the GPS to sit on the right, and the flat plate on the left is where my Antenna will be mounted, also plenty of room to mount my skis when not being used and I am sure i can mount my auxiliary engine somewhere too in case of emergency!











Thanks to Nick who lent me the design of the A-Frame to give them, was a great help.

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Old 11 April 2013, 21:22   #2
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Very nice looking job there! Are you not having nav lights fitted tho?
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Old 11 April 2013, 21:24   #3
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methinks I've just spotted the holes where they will be going?
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Old 11 April 2013, 21:35   #4
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Nice one Craig,looks good.
Glad you had as good experience as I did with them, they certainly no their stuf

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Old 11 April 2013, 21:46   #5
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They've done quite a few bits for me over the years always top jobs

Looks good
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Old 11 April 2013, 22:39   #6
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Good guys and had loads of other marine projects going on Would recommend anyone to use them.
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Next on the to do list is buy one of them igloo rear seats
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Next on the to do list is buy one of them igloo rear seats
They sell them in Costco for about £26+ vat
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Old 13 April 2013, 13:26   #9
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This is the one I got

Igloo Marine 72qt (68Ltr) Cooler Coldbox

Works well for my SR4
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Old 13 April 2013, 17:43   #10
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igloo

The cheapest i can find that one is about £200 with the cushion and deck fixings.

Can anyone get me it any cheaper?
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I would probably not bother with the cushion as I have had it repair the tabs that attach by poppers to the top!
It is not as good quality as the ones I have seen on Boston Walers!
As to the tie down kit don't ask but I have 3 in the garage un used if you want one on the cheep just let me know
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