WORKSHOP FABRICATION
Here at Navigators we can create custom and unique parts in our onsite workshop.
With over fifty years of machine shop experience, Proprietor Peter Draper is trained to British Welding Standard and works with materials including steel, stainless steel, bronze and delrin to manufacture, repair and replicate.
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Contact us today to discuss any fabrication enquiries.
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Proprietor and Chief Engineer Peter Draper.
New stainless exhausts fabricated in the Navigators workshop for 60ft steel motoryacht.
Custom bracket for mounting hydraulic steering behind wheel.
Stainless bracket for mounting hydraulic steering ram.
Fabricating a new stainless tiller for a Dunkirk Little Ship.
Creating like for like replacements in house.
New rudder bushings handmade at Navigators.
New stainless rudder stock ready for assembly.
Before: What remained of Elvin's rudder stock
After: New stainless rudder stock ready to be installed.
Assembling the new stainless rudder stock.
Custom stainless anchor guide for bow roller.
A new polished stainless bow plate for this Fairey Huntsman.
Replacing a sheared off bronze rope blade with stainless copy.
New exhaust link for wooden harbour launch.
New rudder components, identically recreated.
New inspection hatches created to enable fuel tank cleaning.
Before: A compromised bronze rudder shoe.
After: A new stainless rudder shoe fabricated at Navigators.
Making finishing touches to the new rudder shoe.
A new delrin bearing made at Navigators for the new rudder shoe.
Fitting the new stainless rudder shoe to a Nicholson.
New stainless rudder shoe fitted and ready for painting.
Future proofing steel tanks with better access.
Creating a new delrin carrier for rudder stock seals.
Fully assembled delrin seal carrier ready to fit.
Adding fixtures to a new delrin rudder stock seal carrier.
Pair of replacement rudder bearings created from delrin.
New fuel pick ups created for a customers existing plastic tank.
Worn water pump shaft (L) stainless (C) finished product (R)
New stainless mounting frame for generator.
Replacing and upgrading a tired water manifold.
Custom rudder pins created for a customer's new autohelm.
Before: Compromised copper fuel tank fittings.
New custom brass tank fittings made on the lathe at Navigators.
After: New brass hose tails connected to original fittings.