8 responses to “Ordered portlights”

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  Amos March 22nd, 2008 at 00:57

  They look like very nice ports but with the current US$/Euro exchange rate, I do not think I will be buying any of those.

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  Matti March 22nd, 2008 at 09:56

  Well, they are supposed to be imported from USA.

  /m

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  Donal Philby April 20th, 2008 at 04:08

  We’ve had many pieces of bronze hardware made over the last two years from Port Townsend Foundry in Washington State, USA. They have thousands of marine patterns for small boats to tall ships. And a custom pattern making shop. Probably prices would be more than competitive, especially against the Euro right now. Our grown stick mast is about to go up and has bronze masthead, spreader sockets, spreader end pieces, gooseneck for the boom, and other items. http://www.porttownsendfoundry.com I’ve seen stuff go out of there to France, England, Tasmania, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere. Pete has helped us design and develop the new rig for our 11m George Buehler “Juna” design. I can tell you that all the bronze work on the boat including rudder fittings, bow rollers, bollards, bowsprit butt and kranz iron, boom gallows and a bunch of small stuff has cost less than simple Awlgrip paint jobs on 12meter boats I’ve seen come through the yard where our boat is. Of course, that is with me doing lots of thinking and all the installation work.

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  Donal Philby April 20th, 2008 at 04:09

  We’ve had many pieces of bronze hardware made over the last two years from Port Townsend Foundry in Washington State, USA. They have thousands of marine patterns for small boats to tall ships. And a custom pattern making shop. Probably prices would be more than competitive, especially against the Euro right now. Our grown stick mast is about to go up and has bronze masthead, spreader sockets, spreader end pieces, gooseneck for the boom, and other items. http://www.porttownsendfoundry.com I’ve seen stuff go out of there to France, England, Tasmania, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere. Pete has helped us design and develop the new rig for our 11m George Buehler “Juna” design. I can tell you that all the bronze work on the boat including rudder fittings, bow rollers, bollards, bowsprit butt and kranz iron, boom gallows and a bunch of small stuff has cost less than simple Awlgrip paint jobs on 12 meter boats I’ve seen come through the yard where our boat is. Of course, that is with me doing lots of thinking and all the installation work.

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  Matti April 21st, 2008 at 10:20

  Hi Donal,
  Thank you. I will try my last local contact first. It that doesn’t work out, I will check them out.

  /m

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  Teddy (Matti's father) April 29th, 2008 at 16:12

  We’ve been in contact with Port Townsend Foundry before, but we did no business then. It was about cleats, if I remember right. But we found them interested and interesting.

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  Teddy (Matti's father) April 29th, 2008 at 16:12

  We’ve been in contact with Port Townsend Foundry before, but we did no business then. It was about cleats, if I remember right. But we found them interested and interesting.

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  Beth Head January 8th, 2009 at 23:28

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