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NYLET. Mast & deck fittings; carbon-fibre fins, lead ballast, tools.

43 years of Nylet model yacht fittings.
Enlarged range of mast & deck fittings, rigging wires, cordage, more screws than ever in brass & stainless steel, and including tools & accessories etc. (section 3).
Also carbon-fibre fins & rudders, and lead ballast (see foot of this page).

TIP - looking for full listing of fittings & prices? Looking to make an order? Then simply download the product & price list
FITTINGS are in section 3 of the price list, and the 'usual' items used for making rigs are shown with the part number shaded.
We do strongly suggest that you look at photos of fittings if only to be sure that you are in fact ordering the parts that you want! Its in a pdf file (or click on small picture above),
We offer a quick turnaround on orders thanks to our high stock levels.

Customer comments. The goods arrived this morning at 0930; from Bournemouth to the remotest part of Wales in 17 hours from time of order is remarkable service, many thanks. Gwynedd
Order received today, many thanks for your attentive service and excellent quality items. Bromsgrove
Hello Frank, received all items today, as usual, exceptional service from yourself and team. Can I place another order please. Blyth, Northumberland (Sept 09)
Nylet fittings are on my Squiggle (sail number 90) built by Bill Curtis in Falmouth, on the green Chinese E Class boat and on the red & blue Chinese IOMs which until recently I owned. I have sold both these boats to Chinese guys in Shanghai so your fittings are now being used by 3 Chinese boats, plus me! (and see the news board) Ian Holt, China.

Deck fitting packs for One Metre (IOM) and for the Marblehead class (M-class)
We are able to make up deck packs for other classes such as Ten Rater & A-class, just ask stating your requirements.
Most fittings are “ready to go” - however, circular bowsies require the 3 holes drilling, and the “single” ended rigging screws require the wire end bending into a hook.
Other items include accessories such as tools, drill bits, bow bumpers, and tough pondside wallet.
To make the price list easier to follow, the primary rig fittings (which are most likely to be used to construct a rig) are shown with the part number lightly shaded.

Rigging and jib arrangement - a useful drawing, click here
Cordage. We offer a range of lines in Polyester, Dacron, and Dyneema. Dyneema line has amazing breaking strains for its diameter, and is white colour, braided.
Dacron replaces the Leeda and is a high strength fishing line and is made in the USA. It is white colour with a green trace woven in, the line runs smoothly and has a slightly waxed feel. Our other polyester lines are a white colour and have a green trace, some of the weights have a black trace. Please be aware that specifications can vary at any time depending upon new stocks arriving.

Some tips -
Where to use cordage. 36 inch and One Metre yachts - use 30lb cord for lesser lines such as leach lines, and the 50lb for running winch lines, sail control and backstay. Marbleheads use 50lb. For Ten Rater and larger the 80lb is used, and for A-class and ketches over 1.5 metres length then we recommend you use the 100lb for winch and all other sheeting lines etc.
Wires.
Flexible 7 strand stainless steel Nylon covered.
I find this wire is very easy to use and also far less hassle at the pond side compared to the single strand stainless, as when you de-rig it falls limply and stays where it is.
Generally the 50lb B.S. wire is used for rigging 36 inch, One Metre and M-class yachts. The heavier 80lb is ideal for Ten Rater and 6 Metre size boats, and the 100lb and 150lb for A class and larger. There are suitable ferrules available for every size of wire (part no 21’s).

Wire size ready reckoner. Standard wire gauges (swg) are quite different to screw gauge measurements, an approximate ready reckoner is appended below for those customers who are more familiar with swg measurements -
16swg = 1.6mm; 18swg = 1.2mm; 20swg = 0.9mm; 22swg = 0.71mm; 24swg = 0.56mm

Go to useful tubing measurement conversion

Nuts, screws etc. Latest news - we have doubled the range of brass screws, thats good news for the vintage yacht restorer! Screws are stocked in stainless steel, and brass, as well as brass in nickel plated finish; also washers, nuts, self tappers, screw eyes and cotter (split) pins etc.

We can make vintage fittings in brass, to special order. However, this specialised service is not a production line and all orders go to our workshop where the yacht restoration work is handled, and making time can be several months.
A note about sail eyelets; we regret we do not offer a proprietory setting/clinching tool due to the high cost of turned tooling.
About our fittings: certain items are our own manufacture, some are made by Peter Wiles (PJ). Others are EC manufacture.

Useful conversions -
Some screw diameters are referred to in "gauge" sizes (rather than mm).
2 gauge (2g) = 2.16mm approx
4g = 2.83mm approx

Section 2.
Carbon-fibre fins & rudders; pre-made and requiring little finishing.
One Metre (IOM), with part numbers (and also see price list).
CF01.2 c.fibre fin, 500mmx90mm head x 70mm base, tapered trailing edge.
CFR01 c.fibre rudder approx 210mmx65mm with 5/32" stock (dimensions will vary slightly due to a redesign of rudder shape).
CF01.5 c.f. fin & rudder, with keel/mast box - set of 3 items.

Also lead ballast weights for IOM, Marblehead & R10R (see price list, section 2).

Customer comment. Hi Frank, great news, great service, must admit I did go to another firm and emailed them twice and phoned three times with no reply, only emailed you once and made an order, very well done. Norfolk

Looking for sails, then click here for modern racing sails or cotton sails & vintage sails.

For all other pages see links top right.

Rigging a model yacht? See the books page, the (revised) BB3 Nylet booklet may well answer your questions.

If you wish to make an order, or simply look through our extensive range of fittings available we suggest you download and print off the price list and also the postage rates & terms page; both are pdf files.

1842 - 2010 ~ 168 years of manufacturing.

Nylet
PO Box 5416
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH6 5XT
UK
tel: 01202 420370 - International +44 1202 420370

email:frank.nylet@ntlworld.com

Nylet ~ 78 years of sailmaking