Hi guys
Does anyone know where I can source some spare parts?
Thanks
John.
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Re: Grice and Young Spares
What are you needing John?
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Hi John
Earlier today I sourced a grub screw for my Trudex which looks very simlar to the grub screw on my Jecta mk3 from Mill Tackle 01527 853438. They have a big intrest in vintage reels and even make pins themselves. They might be worth a try
Earlier today I sourced a grub screw for my Trudex which looks very simlar to the grub screw on my Jecta mk3 from Mill Tackle 01527 853438. They have a big intrest in vintage reels and even make pins themselves. They might be worth a try
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Re: Grice and Young Spares
Sadly the company were bought by Shakespeare and the reel designs flogged of to a South African company. The only real source of any spares is secondhand reels, though I have managed to find modern circlips to fit etc etc.
Even the factory has gone.....
It once looked like this....
( We think Woodfields shared the building at one time)
Even the factory has gone.....
It once looked like this....
( We think Woodfields shared the building at one time)
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Thank you guys. I will try Mill Tackle. They sorted my Rapidexes. Basically I need a line guard for a Gypsy D’Or And a spring for the reel boss the old three screw one. Also I rather liked the red and blue handles and boss that were on some G&Y reels.
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Garry can probably help out with a spring....or you can make one by chopping down a small safety pin.
The Gypsy d'Or had two types of line guard, one was half an elongated oval 'ring' the later a rectangular one made from a flat sheet of metal and appropriate barrels holding them apart.
I imagine they might have used different mounting holes...but they do look the same:
I rather suspect you will want the first type shown if you have a three hole centreboss.
The Gypsy d'Or had two types of line guard, one was half an elongated oval 'ring' the later a rectangular one made from a flat sheet of metal and appropriate barrels holding them apart.
I imagine they might have used different mounting holes...but they do look the same:
I rather suspect you will want the first type shown if you have a three hole centreboss.
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You might find all those things on a cheap donor reel with a knackered body. The only thing is, the 3 screw boss means an early reel and, as far as I am aware, the coloured handles and bosses cam from later, 2 screw reels.
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Ugh....two screw bosses. Held on with self-tapping screws! There ought to have been a law against it......
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With you there Nobby. I have one G&Y with the nasty 2 screw boss and, although it’s fine so far, I only buy 3 screw boss reels now!
Phil
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