alternative sources for bits - add your contribn

[Birdseye]

over the sailing years, I have found alternative cheaper sources for a few of the bits that sailors need. you may have found others. so lets all pool our ideas

anchor chain (inc calibrated) - lifting tackle specialsts - yellow pages
shackles inc stainless - lifting tackle specialsts - yellow pages
rope - fishing fleet chandlers
oil filters - car spares
fan belts - fenner power transmissions - yellow pages
piston rings / bearing shells etc - engine rebuilders - yellow pages
epoxy/poly paint - industrial paint specialists - yellow pages

any other ideas?



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[gtmoore]

I had some stainless sheet cut and bent at a local stainless fabricator I found in the yellow pages very cheaply.

Also new acrylic for my windows came from a local sign supplier for a few quid.

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[dickh]

Caravan shops often have the same parts, packaged differently but cheaper.
Also specialist places for Stainless Screws and Bolts - Anglia Stainless nr Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

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[dulcibella]

Make the air blade for your windvane out of plastic roofing sheet - that's what Monitor use.

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[billmacfarlane]

If you have lights with halogen bulbs, use Maplins for spares as they're about a third of the price a chandler will charge.

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[Avocet]

Try your local Bearing Services (BSL in the Phone book) for bearings, belts (all sorts), seals etc.

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