source for tow line bits

[GEOFF S]

Could someone recomend a good source for shackles, fairleads, cleats and sundry bits and pieces of that nature please.
cheers

[Green.media]

Any local chandlery, if you want a online/ebay then I know pacer marine (round the corner from me) sell everything you could want and are on both.
Make sure that all metal parts are A2 stainless NOT coated or they will rust and or seize in time!
Hope this helps.
Cheers.
Rich.

[MikeB]

Fairlead / Bullseye - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370489858416? ... 1439.l2649
Cam cleat - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360207518936? ... 1439.l2649
Bolts (he has nuts and washers too of course) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200501982246? ... 1439.l2649

These were all recent purchases - pleased with what I got. Mike.

[TechnoEngineer]

Wichard snap hooks are the business!
I'm looking for a better net float than the one I'm currently using - any recommendations would be much appreciated!

[Matt P]

See this topic / thread for suppliers of the nylon Sea Dog clips - click me

[andyE]

Snap Hooks and other stainless steel bits and bobs

http://www.s3i.co.uk/spring-snap-hook.php

[MikeB]

Brookbank list most of the things you're looking for in their catalog, although recent experience tells me that they seldom have them in store (my local one anyway). Annoyingly, and unbelievably, they don't seem to have any s/steel mounting hardware to actually attach the stuff!

[MikeB]

I'm looking for a better net float than the one I'm currently using - any recommendations would be much appreciated!

One of these? With a hole tho it for the line of course. I have one on my t/line which, although made of floating rope, uses a large crab which sinks the line unless the float is used.



They certainly used to be available from Knoydart but I suspect that as they seem to be running down the Knoydart side of the business, they may no longer have them. Always worth asking though. I don't know any other sources, but it would be interesting to find some. No doubt a decent chandlers would have them?

Mike.

[MikeB]

Seems it's called a "Gill net float" - here's a source - although it look like you have to buy 25 of them - --

http://www.advancednetting.co.uk/shop/c ... cts_id=156

Perhaps some fishy equipment retailers will sell them? These folk - http://www.coastalnets.co.uk/fishing_03.htm - have a pic which includes one of them - probably worth an ask?

Mike.

[Ligan]

Gael Force in inverness (and online) have the net floats for about £1 last time I got some.

[TechnoEngineer]

Thanks guys!

The GF-01 looks like a smaller one, for the sake of £8 I might just as well get 25 of them....
http://www.advancednetting.co.uk/shop/c ... cts_id=327