Bow Sprit Hardware Needed

[john s]

Any suggested sources for a four way band or kranze iron for a 5" bow sprit would be greatly appreciated.

[kc8pql]

5" dia. is pretty big. These guys can make one for you. They do nice work.
http://www.porttownsendfoundry.com/id51.htm

[George Ray]

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Traditional Marine Hardware
Compiled: George Ray (March_2006)
Version: 2.0
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Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering
PO Box 1240
Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0
Tel: 902-634-8827
Fax: 902-634-8886
WEB: www.lunenburgfoundry.com
Info: mail@lunenburgfoundry.com
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Port Townsend Foundry
251 Otto St.
Port Townsend WA 98368
Tel: (360) 385-6425
Fax: (360) 385-1947
WEB: www.porttownsendfoundry.com
Info: ptf@olypen.com
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Bristol Bronze:
Postal address:
PO Box 101
Tiverton, RI 02878 USA
Tel: 401-625-5224
Fax: 401-624-3991
WEB: www.bristolbronze.com
Info: Info@BristolBronze.com
Sales: Sales@bristolBronze.com
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New Found Metals
240 Airport Road
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tel: (360) 385-3315
Tel: (888) 437-5512
Fax: (360) 385-6097
WEB: www.newfoundmetals.com
Info: nfm@newfoundmetals.com
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Spartan Marine Hardware
340 Robinhood Road
Georgetown, Maine, 04548
Tel: 800-325-3287
Tel: 207-371-2024
WEB: www.spartanmarine.com
Info: info@spartanmarine.com
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Davey & Co. Marine Hardware
1 Chelmsford Road Ind Est,
Great Dunmow,
Essex,
CM6 1HD
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1371 876361
Fax: +44 (0)1371 873202
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Distributed in USA by:
R&W Rope Warehouse
39 Tarkiln Place
New Bedford, MA 02745
Tel: (800) 260-8599
For Traditional Rigging Division:
Tel: (866) 577-5505
WEB: www.rwrope.com/contact.htm
Info: traditional_marine@RWrope.com
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Toplicht
Friesenweg 4
D-22763 Hamburg
Tel. (040) 8890 10-0
Fax: (040) 8890 1011
Looks like a lot of great stuff!
Helps if you read german...
WEB: www.toplicht.de/
Info: toplicht@toplicht.de
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Classic Marine
Lime Kiln Quay,
Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1BD UK
Tel from USA: 011 44 1394 380390
Fax from USA: 011 44 1394 388380
WEB: www.classicmarine.co.uk
Info: info@classicmarine.co.uk
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J.M. REINECK & SON
9 Willow Street
Hull, Massachusetts 02045-1121
Tel: (781) 925-3312
WEB: www.bronzeblocks.com
Info: jmrandson@AOL.com
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Accon Marine
(727)572-9202
13665 Automobile Blvd.
Clearwater, FL 33762
WEB: www.acconmarine.com
Info: info@acconmarine.com
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Traditional Marine Outfitters
360 St. George Street
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
BOS 1A0
www.traditional-marine.com/1-100web.htm
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The MYSTIC RIVER FOUNDRY, LLC
Broadway Extension
P.O. Box 121
Mystic, Connecticut 06355 USA
Tel: 860-536-7634
Fax: 860-572-8473
WEB: www.mysticriverfoundry.com
Info: mrf@riconnect.com
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[kc8pql]

New Found Metals should be removed from the above list. They haven't done custom casting for several years now, since the EPA forced them to shut down their foundry operation. These days they supply bronze and stainless ports and a few other stock items made in China. Port Towensend Foundry now has most of NFM's old patterns, along with thousands more I believe.

[Thorne]

I have one of the smaller Davey bands, bought from R&W, but the US-made ones look heavier and are certainly less expensive.