Suppliers
Posted: 16 Sep 2005, 11:28
Greetings
My return to radio sailing after a good number of years has seen me the proud owner of a second hand IOM, previously sailed Marbleheads when they where roughly the size of your average whale!
The IOM is most second-hand in the sails & rigging dept. Whilst I have no doubt of the quality of Sailsetc equipment, the budget won't stretch that far, and besides, half the fun is in the making.
To the question then. Where do those folk amongst us who make their own rigs get the materials (preferably on line, but not essential)? I've found several places for sail cloth of various types. I'm struggling for Aluminium spars. How hard can it be to find round & rectangular section Ally? I'd also be interested in where I might find small metric nuts, washers, bolts, eye bolts, bottle screws etc. (metric M2, M3 & M4).
Thanks all.
PS. If this post makes no sense at all it’s because I’m in the middle of reading Marchaj & my brain's fried!
My return to radio sailing after a good number of years has seen me the proud owner of a second hand IOM, previously sailed Marbleheads when they where roughly the size of your average whale!
The IOM is most second-hand in the sails & rigging dept. Whilst I have no doubt of the quality of Sailsetc equipment, the budget won't stretch that far, and besides, half the fun is in the making.
To the question then. Where do those folk amongst us who make their own rigs get the materials (preferably on line, but not essential)? I've found several places for sail cloth of various types. I'm struggling for Aluminium spars. How hard can it be to find round & rectangular section Ally? I'd also be interested in where I might find small metric nuts, washers, bolts, eye bolts, bottle screws etc. (metric M2, M3 & M4).
Thanks all.
PS. If this post makes no sense at all it’s because I’m in the middle of reading Marchaj & my brain's fried!