Update on parts suppliers?

[legalair]

I am needing to replace forward porthole hardware and need new side window hardware, anybody have any information on where to get this. Rostain (sic) I read is no longer supplying this.

[bill@ariel231]

there is an earlier thread associated with hardware

http://pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=1269&highlight=parts&page=3

a couple sources are available for the ports:

These guys got the original ROSTAND patterns for the portlight frames, small opening ports and a couple other pieces of the hardware:

Historical Arts & Casting, Inc.
5580 West Bagley Park Road
West Jordan, UT 84088
TEL: 801-280-2400
FAX: 801-280-2493
www.historicalarts.com

one other source for the large portlights, Stem fitting or tiller head or rudder shoe is Bristol Bronze (I gave Roger the portlight patterns I made for A-231) (see http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=1227 for details)

Bristol Bronze
Roger Winiarski - President
Telephone 401-625-5224
FAX 401-624-3991
Postal address
PO Box 101
Tiverton, RI 02878
USA
http://www.bristolbronze.com

If you need tiller casting parts.. I recommend Bristol Bronze or Zeke at Ensign Spars (http://www.ensignspars.com/). They both have good copies of the original.

None of these options is cheap by any means but the parts are very well fabricated.

If you still have an existing frame (even a broken one), you may also want to talk to a local foundry about making a copy.

good luck,
bill@ariel231 :)