Near London

[pandos]

Hi can anyone recommend a good ( cheap ) chandlery near London.

I am going to be there over the Weekend an want to pick up an Autopilot ( wheel pilot) and a new Loo (jabsco manual) .

Regards.

 

[ChattingLil]

'near London' is a bit of a wide area - can you be a bit more specific? Home counties? East, North, West or South London?

 

[Toutvabien]

There are none left in Central London/City, the days of mooching around London Yacht Centre near Liverpool St are gone.

 

[VicS]

Arthur Beale in Shaftesbury Ave ? I bought an anchor there once.

 

[Mudplugger]

Oh for the day's of Thomas Foulkes, spending lunchtimes & cash underneath the arches in Leytonstone /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif God I'm getting old!

 

[Elessar]

if this meets your definition of "near" ( less than 20 miles by road fom oxford st) they have good prices and are helpful http://www.pushtheboatout.com/

 

[AliM]

Well, Ocean Leisure was there when I last looked (close to Embankment tube station), but I wouldn't call them cheap, and I doubt that they would stock the loo or autopilot, either!

There may be a list of stockists on the web-site of the autopilot manufacturer that you've chosen.

 

[BlueChip]

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Oh for the day's of Thomas Foulkes, spending lunchtimes & cash underneath the arches in Leytonstone /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif God I'm getting old!

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Me too, what a place that was, still have some tins on the ex-WD lanolin they used to sell

 

[Judders]

In a word, no.

 

[Gordonmc]

Beales are still on the go.
(020) 7836 9034

 

[mattw]

I think Arthur Beales' main trade is supplying rigging, ropes and props to the theatres. Not sure that there's much demand for marine loos round those parts.

 

[Strathglass]

I used to go there very often when I was on business trips down south. Quaint old place, I used to buy all sorts of 'interesting' bits.
Good things can't last forever.

Iain.

 

[ADLS]

You are going to have trouble getting a swindler in London the online chandlers have done them out of business, if you put into the Medway there are a few Aladins Cave near Stoud and theres another on the A2 mid way London-M25. You can also nip up the Thames to Shepperton.

All other stuff we go to motor factors, timber yards and Maplins and save lots of money.

In Holland they have a funny idea thats its good to have a chandler near a marina.