Fasteners handle life on the ocean wave

A Bighead Bonding Fasteners product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 3, 2005

Sunseeker pioneered the use of BigHead fasteners in marine construction techniques, and the system is now used widely throughout the international marine industry.

Sunseeker, famous throughout the yachting and boating world for the sheer beauty of its designs and the very high quality and performance built into each vessel at its extensive shipyards in Poole, has become the worldwide epitome of boating excellence - not least within the giant US market.

And when Sunseeker commenced building its boats some 35 years ago, BigHead Bonding Fasteners - based just 8km from the main Sunseeker production facility - was also just starting to supply its unique stainless steel bonding fasteners to local industry, and became one of Sunseeker's earliest suppliers.

Since then, each new Sunseeker model has incorporated an ever-growing variety of BigHead fasteners in its construction.

Designed to be bonded-in during manufacture of plastic, GRP or composite structures, BigHeads provide a huge range of fastening and fixing solutions.

In Sunseeker craft, they are used in hull and superstructure assemblies; internal trim and decorative panelling; in the galleys, engine rooms and exterior deck furnishings.

Sunseeker pioneered the use of BigHeads in marine construction techniques, and the system is now used widely throughout the international marine industry.