Classic Marine Traditional Yacht Chandlers

As well as being a chandlery that supplies and makes equipment for classic yachts we are also a valuable source of information on fitting out traditional boats. We have been supplying and making equipment for traditional boat builders for more than 20 years working with suppliers such as Davey & Co, East Coast Metalworks and English Braids to bring together the very best in Classic Yacht equipment.

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We stock a vast range of traditional fittings, fastenings, lights, rope and materials. We also stock more modern fittings from Schaefer Marine, along with the classic Davey & Co fittings.

For custom pieces our workshop can make it for you in bronze, stainless or galvanised steel.

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Whether outfitting your vessel for safe passage or restoring a classic yacht to her former glory, our hardware delivers the perfect balance of functionality and elegant craftsmanship that discerning mariners depend on.

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Useful Information

A series of articles appraising traditional rigs and rigging

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    Introduction and Bowsprit Arrangements

    There are a number of good reasons for bringing traditional rigs and their associated fittings up to date, and for...

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    The End of Bowsprits

    It is time to wrap up the bowsprit end of things by reviewing stemhead and traveller arrangements. A number of...

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    Bowsprits

    Having laid the foundation in the last article, it is now time to do a more detailed review of some...

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    Keeping the Standing Rigging Standing

    In the last article we got as far as putting terminals on to wire ropes. They are only any use...

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    Shrouded in mystery

    In the last article we covered stays and mastbands. To complete the picture for staying the mast, I’ll now look...

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    Bits for Booms

    A reader of the last article on booms said that it was a bit inconclusive: he was trying to size...

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    An alternative stopper

    ..if you can’t get lead compounds A New Zealand customer offers an alternative to lead-based stopping/caulking compounds for those of...

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    Transom Fittings

    Rudder straps – bronzeThe first dimension for the rudder straps gives the distance between the straps, the second the length...

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    Why put lead in putty?

    Good Question You put lead into putty if you want to use it as a caulking compound. And then one...

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    What’s the Gauge of a Woodscrew?

    And a scheme for working out the clearance hole Measure the head in sixteenths of an inch, subtract 1 from...

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    Sealing a Plate case

    Stooping the slopping when you are motoring It is not often a brainwave occurs, but I had one the other day. My tender...

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    How to adjust your tackle

    Blocks and tackles, this time, and I might as well be honest about it. There is not a lot of...

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    Types of rope

    Rope makers seem to delight in confusing us with science and/or extraordinary polysyllabic names. Let me try to cut through...

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    Using Wykeham-Martin furling gears

    Using Wykeham-Martin Furling gears – an Unofficial GuideReefing versus Furling GearsJust in case you get confused, it is probably worth...

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    Shortening Sail

    The subject of this article is mainsail reefing. I’m just dealing with mainsails because I am still on the subject...

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    Boom not Bust

    The next item on the agenda is booms. Those of you with sprit rigs, bawleys and Drascombes can skip this...

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    Saddle Issues

    Every so often I get an email describing how a gaff saddle I’ve made isn’t working properly – usually because...

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    Gaffs and their Saddles

    Different ships, different saddlesIn the good old days when gaffs lay at an angle of 45 to 50 degrees to...

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    Mast Furniture

    The point of this article is to deal with some of the detailed aspects of mast furniture. A few caveats...

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    Rigging Loads

    Rigging Loads – or a tale of scientific progress?In which your hero tries to work out the starting point for...

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