Canvas bucket

[Gordonmc]

Where can I get a proper, old fashioned canvas deck bucket from?
I am now on no. 4 B&Q plastic job. Useless for scooping up water while under way... I no longer wish to contribute to the amount of non-biodegradeable plastic in the sea.
I guess I could make one, but that seems like the maritime equivalent of stuffing mushrooms.

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[kilkerr1]

Jimmy Green Marine do 'em.

See <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/chandlery/traditional_coloured_ropes.htm>http://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/chandlery/traditional_coloured_ropes.htm</A>, at the bottom it's listed as being £12.50. Phone is 01297 20744.

Saw them on the Jimmy Green stand at SBS and now very much want one meself...



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[l'escargot]

Nauticalia do them as well - my one's on its 3rd season, I was lucky if a plastic one survived a month.

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[VicS]

Make your own, its been described in PBO, probably more than once.

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[jsl]

Or you could use a builder's bucket (black plastic, metal handle). Very cheap. The handle rusts eventually, but not in a year or two, and in the mean time it is strong enough to resist the drag of 5+ knots.

There's a trick to picking up water on the move: drop the bucket upside-down, flick it on its side, swing it up before the drag comes on. If it's only half-full, never mind.

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[qsiv]

But it doesnt stow flat, it chips paint, leaks rust, and if you do get a good bucket full whilst sailing the handle rips off. Other than fact I have to have two 2 gallon buckets to meet the rquirements of ORC special regs, I wouldnt bother with them.

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