Busy day, great event lots of old faces and new ideas

There will be a completely new layout for the Dinghy Show this year, whilst I have misgivings about all the traders being in one corner, the organisers felt  it was time for a change, and I really hope its a success.  All of the orders  to be collected over the weekend are now ready, and it really is a mixed bag  OK trolleys, Flying Fifteen road bases, a firefly combi, and a stack of 14 ally trolleys.

I really hope that people will come and enjoy  this amazing event which requires an enormous amount of effort to put together, from the organisers, to the class associations, and the traders.

We have had three cases in the last week where people have brought second hand  Sovereign trailers/ trolleys having seen them on line, but none of them are any use.

We have been producing trailers for over 40 years, they are all well made and therefore there are literally thousands and thousands out there, the problem is that most of them are for specific dinghies. So if you are looking to replace a stolen Wayfarer base, then it has to be a specific Wayfarer (108) trailer and I am sorry to say that any trailer base wont fit, even though it has one of our stickers on it!

If you see a trailer or trolley on line that you think might fit your dinghy please phone 0208 202 8629 speak to one of our technical people and just confirm that it will be okay, it could save you a lot of unnecessary travel and expense.

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This is half of a years stock of hubs, all the steel is in, now it’s the running gear

We have had some very positive feedback from our German Dealer from the Dusseldorf Boat Show

where the new 2.4 is on display on one of our new lightweight trolley’s.

The rain has stopped for a while which gives us a chance to get outside work organised, luckily today was the day Mike Mac chose to bring his MRX up for a service. It is always a pleasure to help people with their boats,  although this particular person in his senior years is still winning nationals, which is quite incredible!

Well in this case a lack of spare wheel  cost £360, when a customer tried to get to his destination (3 miles) on a flat, basically it destroyed the tyre and rim initially, then the hub and suspension and finally the trolley wheel.

It is very important to have a spare, but to change a wheel unaided you will also need a jack and spanner.

Spare wheels start from £35 to £50 for the two most popular sizes, a jack and spanner say £25.

It is well worth being prepared!

Well December  really has been a wet dreary month, some days we have had continuous rain, and West Hendon in those conditions is frankly pretty awful.

Thank goodness we have had loads of orders!!!!!

This winter we are increasing our range of ally trolleys to produce a twin cradle Fireball.

As with all  Sovereign trolleys they are a welded structure ( not a bolt together meccano) with foam/astro cradles.

This is the first production model,  which  will be available in January.

It’s that time of year with shorter days and continuous drizzle,when sailing becomes a lot less appealing, but it  is a great time to get the boat sorted. This is Brett and Ben Dingwall   in their workshop near Radlett, working Sundays to get through the backlog.    If you’re thinking of getting your boat repaired it might be an idea to get it booked in and done this side of  winter.