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Posted by member Editor The Hardy Owner on Friday 3 February 2012
My thanks to John, who contacted me after speaking with Alison at the London Boat Show. I had been in contact with one of the Master Rope Makers at Chatham last year, with a view to visiting them and producing an article in the Hardy Owner magazine. This was not possible at the time, but I am pleased to say that I will be going to Chatham in the next couple of weeks to view both the original Victorian works and it's modern equivalent. I shall also be discussing the re-use of the internal wire in old fendering, and the supplying of new ropes to Hardy Owners directly, in the next issue of the Hardy Owner magazine in April.
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Posted by member John Ferguson on Tuesday 31 January 2012
Whilst at the London Boat Show I was talking to a representative from the rope makers at Chatham Historic Dockyard. They can supply Coir rope amongst others by the metre. For a Hardy Family Pilot I would estimate 13 metres long x 64mm diameter. The price they quoted me at the time was £6.36 plus VAT per metre excluding delivery charge, for which they will also quote. Contact name Alison Leonard 01634 827812. Their website address is www.master-ropemakers.co.uk
It is fairly straightforward to replace the fendering as long as the old wire can be re-used. The lay of the rope can be opened up with a long screwdriver as the wire is fed through. The most difficult thing is to finish off the ends of the rope, although cable ties can be used for this purpose.
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