Circlip meets ocean race needs

Ashdown Marine was carrying out a two-week refit of the boat when it discovered it required the 40mm circlip.

TFC recently came to the aid of one of the teams in the Volvo Ocean Race round the world competition.

TFC was contacted by Ian Lovering of Ashdown Marine when the company needed a 40mm stainless steel circlip.

The component is used to hold the seal to the prop-shaft on the vessel.

Ashdown Marine was carrying out a two-week refit of the boat when it discovered it required the 40mm circlip.

"Despite spending a considerable amount of time asking suppliers and trawling the internet to locate the circlip, we could not find a company to supply us with the right component", Ian Lovering of Ashdown Marine said.

"We found TFC through Google and a quick phone call resulted in the circlips being despatched in time for the refit in Alicante".

Though the race is just under a year away, the importance of the refit was paramount as the team was keen to start preparing practice sessions for the gruelling race.

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