alan006
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Reged: 07/06/2007
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Loc: Kent
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I was unlucky enough to have thieves steal some parts from my Osbourne that I'm restoring. They took the starboard prop, shaft and bronze A frame that were under the boat whilst I was working on them.
Luckily I have the port fittings so I can take all the measurements from them to get replacements made up.
Does anyone know where I could get a bronze A frame made?
Its a little bit annoying as my guess is they will sell them as scrap for about £100 or so and it will cost me about £3000 to replace them.
If any of you are doing work on your classics may I suggest you store all these sort of bits very safely, the price of scrap is so high these days it is too tempting for these scallywags.
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Tranona
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Reged: 10/11/2007
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Try Teignbridge Propellers www.teignbridge.co.uk They may well have made the originals, although they also may have come from Hamble Foundry, who I think are no longer in business.
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LakeSailor
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Reged: 15/02/2005
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Loc: ation : Lake District
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I think scallywags is a bit of a deodorised terms for the shitbags.
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alan006
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Loc: Kent
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Thank you for your suggestion Tranona, I will give them a try.
I take your point Lakesailer, it is an unexpected extra expense on the ongoing project. Still, these things happen and I am refusing to let it discourage me.
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dorado22
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Reged: 09/05/2005
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Loc: brighton and essex
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alan i would go round the local scrap yards as possible thats where they went
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Niander
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Reged: 25/06/2003
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Loc: Outer hebrides
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Man i feel for you....but i would never have left them lying around
How can you be so .... about a 3 grand bill?....
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downthecreek
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I think Colin Frake may do bronze fabrication
http://www.oldgaffersassociation.org/_sgg/m9m2_1.htm
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Tranona
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Clements Marine www.clementsmarine.co.uk is another possibility
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alan006
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Reged: 07/06/2007
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Loc: Kent
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I will try them.
Niander you are of course right to say they should have been more securely stored,however the thieves did cut through a chain fence to remove the bits.
I don't see the point in getting too despondant about it. It won't change the outcome. Perhaps I'm mellowing as I get older. 
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Niander
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Reged: 25/06/2003
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Loc: Outer hebrides
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Tis gud not to gt stressed
good luck on getting it sorted...
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