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ONBOARD

CLASSIC BOAT MAY 2015

Lazarette

For more products for you and your boat, go to classicboat.co.uk/lazarette

Mast hoops

Classic Marine has made its name by doing new things in

old ways and old things in new ways. For example, why

not make mast hoops from

stainless tube? They

are light, don’t use

up increasingly

scarce supplies of

ash, last for many

years (you need to

re-cover every so

often) and break so

rarely that you don’t

need a spare one on

the mast. A shackle for

attaching the sail can be welded on.

£26.53 for a stainless hoop and £58.31

for a leathered version which is

roughly half price of ash.

classicmarine.co.uk

Lifecycle traveller bike

Folding electric bikes have evolved quickly enabling this

model to hold a 37v 18Ah Samsung battery which powers

a 250-watt motor making the ride equivalent to using a

silent moped. It weighs 22kg and the gears are now

nicely spaced for when you want pedal assist. This gives

you a range of around 35 miles at 15mph. It works fi ne

as a standard folding bike without the battery too.

From £1199 and the suppliers will do fi nance.

electricbikeworld.co uk.

Lizard crew deck shoe

The upper is in mesh with an abrasion-

resistant rubber reinforcement over the toes.

Its Vibram rubber outsole is grippy on wet and

dry. Very much for warm weather allowing

water to sluice out and dry quickly. £109

magicmarineshop.co.uk

Waterproof leather watch strap

Tested for a year without being removed, this

waterproof leather Hirsch Mariner watch strap

didn’t rot or smell, as most do with time.

Perfect if you’ve got a nice watch to go

with a soft leather strap. £35

hirschag.com

Digitalyacht Aquawear phone case

A box of gubbins fi xes to your boat then you

wear a smartphone in this arm case. The box

streams your instrument, AIS, GPS and nav

systems on so you’re informed anywhere, from

the heads to the mast top. Untested. £230

digitalyachtamerica.com

Saddleback co dry bag

It’s sturdy, particularly well made, stylish and made from the fi nest thick leather.

The Drybag from Saddleback is watertight when rolled up and is one of the

classiest pieces of small luggage one can own. Ideal for a camera bag or

overnight bag as it has inner strength panels. It comes in di– erent sizes (the

medium is pictured above) and feels like part of a western saddle. Their tag line

“They’ll fi ght over it when you’re dead” is spot on. They will. £205

saddlebackleather.com

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