Chandlery and Marine Equipment
WDS Components have the essentials you need for maintenance and development in boats and marine industry. Whether you're looking for hinges, eye bolts, handles or positioning pins, we've got the parts and better yet, an expanding pedigree with new additions added regularly. Check out our latest releases on our new products page. Thousands of our components are available in Stainless Steel the perfect material for wet and potentially rough environments where you need well-protected and weather resistant parts.
We'll tell you a little more about our product portfolio to help you find the best part for your boat so you can sail at ease! Another feature to the WDS website is your access to over 25,000 3D CAD models eligible for integration into a variety of software such as Solid Designer, CATIA V4/V5, Inventor and more to support your engineering designs (and, it's completely free). Click here to register for CAD models and get all the technical information you require to purchase WDS components and parts.
Hand Wheels
We supply a multifarious range of handles including recessed and tray handles, such as our WDS 8548 stainless steel hinged handle, which can be used to keep storage in a fold-away fashion, ideal for applications where a flush finish is required. The stars of the show are our bridge and pull handles. They're predominantly used for opening closures such as doors and enclosures but (as demonstrated in the image below,) these handles can also be applied to boat sides to thread rope through. If you click through to our bridge handles, you'll find our WDS 8535 product range. Here, you can see coloured caps can be applied to the handle; this is great if you want to colour code elements of the boat for organisation. We have traffic red, pure orange, black grey, cadmium yellow, signal green, traffic blue, pale grey and blank caps available at affordable prices.
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SKU8181-474BF8mm hole x 200mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore fixed Bakelite grip 1 part in this range£162.95 £135.79 As low as £114.06 £95.05 - SKU8181-473BF6mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed Bakelite grip 1 part in this range£128.71 £107.26 As low as £90.10 £75.08
- SKU8181-472BF6.5mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed Bakelite grip 1 part in this range£79.00 £65.83 As low as £63.19 £52.66
- SKU8181-471BF6.5mm hole x 100mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed Bakelite grip 1 part in this range£62.27 £51.89 As low as £49.81 £41.51
- SKU8181-470BF5mm hole x 80mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed Bakelite grip 1 part in this range£44.46 £37.05 As low as £35.57 £29.64
- SKU8181-474AR8mm hole x 200mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore revolving grip 1 part in this range£180.41 £150.34 As low as £126.29 £105.24
- SKU8181-473AR6mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with revolving grip 1 part in this range£146.16 £121.80 As low as £102.31 £85.26
- SKU8181-472AR6.5mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with revolving grip 1 part in this range£91.02 £75.85 As low as £72.82 £60.68
- SKU8181-471AR6.5mm hole x 100mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with revolving grip 1 part in this range£74.99 £62.49 As low as £59.99 £49.99
- SKU8181-470AR5mm hole x 80mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with revolving grip 1 part in this range£57.18 £47.65 As low as £45.74 £38.12
- SKU8181-474AF8mm hole x 200mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore fixed grip grip 1 part in this range£174.02 £145.02 As low as £121.81 £101.51
- SKU8181-473AF6mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed grip 1 part in this range£137.58 £114.65 As low as £103.19 £85.99
- SKU8181-472AF6.5mm hole x 125mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed grip 1 part in this range£84.04 £70.03 As low as £67.22 £56.02
- SKU8181-471AF6.5mm hole x 100mm OD Stainless Steel Handwheel with turned rim pilot bore with fixed grip 1 part in this range£66.92 £55.77 As low as £53.54 £44.62
Crank Handles
Another part which is often applied within the boat and marine industries is our crank handles. We provide six variations of these hand levers, including fixed and foldaway handles as well as reamed and square hole types. These can be secured to your boat's winch easily, providing you with flexible control over the rope to your sail. We also stock revolving grips, a perfect addition to our handwheels. The tapered grip and rotating action allow the user to quickly adjust a steer with ease.
Stainless Steel Components
Our Stainless Steel parts are ideal for the marine environment because of their material properties. High-quality steel and the strongest grade, 316 Stainless Steel, is resistant to corrosion in the harsh saltwater environment encountered when at sea. This form of Steel also has pitting abilities against chlorides compared to grades 303 and 304. The addition of molybdenum to 316 Stainless Steel enhances its strength at elevated temperatures, hence, its ideal use for pumps, valves, and frequent washdown. Additional benefits of stainless steel in general include:
- Corrosion resistance
- Hygiene
- Ease of fabrication
- Fire and heat resistance
- Aesthetic appearance
- Long-term value
The above highlights the importance of selecting the right material for marine, boat and shipping applications. For example, selecting the wrong material for a hinge could cause rusting and failure. Using 316 grade Stainless Steel hinges not only improves the lifetime of these parts, but it also prolongs the life of your vessel. Additionally, combining these hinges with WDS toggle latches ensures hatches will remain firmly shut throughout all weather conditions.
If you want to know more about the different grades of stainless steel, head over to our Tech Spec page and check out our article. There, you'll also find helpful technical information on spanner sizes, thread dimensions and tolerances for holes and shafts.
Bridge Handles
Smaller handles, such as a bridge and a crank, have been discussed above, but in some cases, your boat may require a long handlebar along the side for grip or general assistance. Two of our slightly larger bridge handles (both in Stainless Steel) have loading capacities of 100kg - ideal if you need to hang anything from them. They are part of our Stainless Steel Tube Profile Bridge Handles (WDS 8547) available front or rear mounted with a matt finish and come supplied with washers and screws so the handles are quick and easy to attach.
Our Large Stainless Steel Tube Handles (WDS 8592) have a similar function with respect to their length (maximum is 1000mm). This part is a long Stainless Steel tube handle with black glass reinforced plastic caps that sit comfortably on each end of the pipe. This heavy-duty handle is ideal for chandler industries due to its minimum stress resistance of 1,000N.
Gas Struts and End Fittings
Upon your ship, you may have an integrated boom kicker, some of which are supplied with an optional integral gas strut to support lifting the boom. When the kicking strap is released, the gas strut will lift the boom to open the leech of the sail. Our Stainless Steel gas strut range is supplied with or without rod end fittings. Whether you're looking for angle joints, clevis eyes or clevis forks, rose joints or mounting brackets, you'll be sure to find the right part with WDS. The choice is all yours!
Our gas struts are made from a piston, a tightly fitted tube, a precision rod mechanism, pressurised gas, a minute quantity of pressurised lubricant (usually oil), all contained within a sealed cylinder. It can be difficult selecting the right gas strut sometimes. You might be unsure what force range you require or the best angle joint ball diameter so if you need a hand, our technical team are available online or on the phone to help. Drop them a message using our online contact form, chat live with our webchat, or give them a call on 0333 043 5443. Within this range, you can also find rod end fittings and mounting brackets if you wish to purchase the parts individually.
Hatches and panels can be hazardous if they are unsecured at sea; to prevent this, we suggest purchasing gas struts to control the motion and hold panels in open position to prevent any danger to passengers or crew. If you have easy access latches or enclosures aboard that can simply be locked with magnetic catches, you may require hinges to fasten a door. You'll find we have a vast supply of hinges including concealed, spring loaded, butt and surface mounted with a variety of them also available in stainless steel for the strong protection you require within the marine industry.
Hinges
The WDS range of 316 Stainless Steel hinges is not only robust but aesthetically pleasing too. Choose from thread-mounted or counter-sunk mounting.
Lifting eye bolts can be used to secure your rigging and lash points down, which is very important if you're sailing and don't want any rope getting in the way. Hoist rings and other parts similar to these are great as attachment holders for any other marine elements you need to tuck away to prevent trips and falls. Our range of eye bolts and nut lifting eyes specifies the indicated safe working load (SWL) to help users. A safety certificate is supplied upon purchase, and we stock a range large enough to suit most applications, aiding a number of chandlery designs.
Hoist rings and swing bolts are useful additions to boats and serve a number of purposes on board; that's why we have an extensive range available from WDS Components.
We supply a variety of location pins to secure halyards and booms for both easy access and removal. Options include quick release pins, removable location pins, detent pins and others (all of which have Stainless Steel options available to avoid corrosion at sea). If you're looking for parts to secure turnbuckles, check out our cotter pins and clevis pins; they are ideal across a variety of sailing functions, most notably rigging.
Within our positioning parts range, you'll find a wide selection of lanyards and retainers. There are a number of parts available in Stainless Steel and in kit form to simplify your selection and shopping process. Lanyards with keyrings work efficiently with concave deck hinges and linch or pull pins.
Location Pins
We have an extensive range of 316 Stainless Steel detent and quick-release pins. Customise your own detent pins using our wide range of handles and hand knobs.
The parts discussed above are essential to the marine and chandlery. On most occasions, you'll find fasteners come within these components, but if you'd like to check out our full range of nuts, engineer's studs or washers for variation, feel free to click through to our machine and hardware section, where you'll find a variety of materials, lengths and strengths.
Control Knobs and Ball Knobs
WDS Components supply control knobs for marine applications. They allow operators to control and adjust settings on their communications and radio systems. Marine navigation systems use control knobs to adjust the sensitivity of the radar system.
Our control knobs come in various colours from traffic red, cadmium yellow and pale grey. The control knobs come with indication marks to adjust settings precisely. Click here to view our control knobs.
We also offer ball knobs which are used in the marine industry. The ball knobs are designed to be ergonomic for comfort when controlling steering and adjusting gears with precision.
Our ball knobs come in various colours and materials. They can be attached to levers which are threaded. Click here to view our ball knobs.
Eye Nuts and Eyelets
Eyelets are used in marine applications for lifting and securing heavy loads like rope and chains. They can be connected as linkages to ensure a secure fixing to heavy objects by inserting a thread connected to hooks and other equipment.
Click here to view our eyelets.
We also provide eye nuts, which are useful in the marine industry because you can attach ropes and lanyards to ensure a secure connection between the eye nuts and other equipment.
Click here to view our eye nuts.
Find a variety of fasteners in the Machine and Hardware section at WDS Components
This guide stresses the importance of selecting the right material when engineering your next design. Grade 316 Stainless Steel is ideal to use in this environment because of its longevity and resistance properties, ideal as we use this to make a variety of our parts such as hinges, gas struts, bolts, positioning pins and more!
If you would like to place an order, you can do so online using our website or by calling a member of our Sales Team on 0333 043 5443. Our technical team are also available to help you should you need more support selecting the right product for you; just fill in our online contact form, or chat live with our webchat and let them know what you need we are sure we have all the components and parts you will need.
