James Villa,
Yes, my fax to them was in english. Henry Gustafsson who runs it,
speaks english not badly. It is a mistake to telephone and Henry
once requested orders by fax.
Credit cards work, at least VISA does.
With the order, they send you a little catalogue. Also a page on how
to make a Vega go in reverse under power. It is written in classic
Swenglish and I read it 3 times and still did not have the slightest
idea what it meant.
They do not show bow chocks or running lights in the catalogue, but
you might ask. I looked in an old 1985 catalogue and they did not
have them then, either. Maybe the chap in England has them.
The mooring bollard is shown. They claim the "bolt" is stainless
steel. There are some options and maybe someone else understands or
has a Swedish dictionary. I think the bollard is listed separately
from the support. Catalogue gives Swedish then English names:
Pollare/Mooring Bollard
Teakpollare med rostfri bult
Teakbollard with stainless bolt
3580 Pollare/bollard 30 mm
3581 Pollare/bollard 40 mm
3585 P-knape 10 mm
3586 P-knape 12 mm
Good luck figuring that out, but I would guess the P-knape is the
stainless support or "bolt". Anyone know?
Here is a story about Henry. In 1985 I bought a bunch of stuff
including a sprayhood (dodger). The metal frame was too long for
ordinary shipping and would have cost a fortune so I said don't
bother, just send the canvas. I had paid the full price so said I
would order something else someday to make up the difference. A
couple of years later I was in Sweden on business. I phoned Henry
and asked (in English) if there was a way to get the frame. He sent
it, no charge, by bus to Stockholm and it was there next morning. I
carted it back on the plane okay.
John
John Sprague, Salt Spring Island, B.C. Flagfish # 1492
