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Nautical Port & Starboard Socks

For the directionally challenged! Black Colour coded socks to identify Port (red) and Starboard (green). At sea, an emergency can happen at any time, and it is vital that everything aboard can be clearly identified and described. Where `left` and `right` could lead to confusion, `port` and `starboard` are perfectly clear and unambiguous to a

Portland Protractor 250mm/5″Douglas-type square pattern navigational protractor which can also be used as a simple parallel rule and plotter. Also available in 125mm/5″ size.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

Saloon Porthole Range has hefty solid cast brass casings, scuttle clamps, bevelled glass fronts and brass hands with black subsidiary indicators on light cream faces. Operates by battery-powered quartz clock mechanism.Tide Clocks are influenced by the orbit of the moon around the Earth. To show this, the tide clock has an extra hand, which makes

Portland Navigational Triangle 230mmFeatures protractor markings and compass points with reciprocals in red. The scale is in millimetres and it is manufactured from strong acrylic. Can be used in pairs as a Parallel Rule. Also available in 200mm size.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

This is a smaller version of the Fleet Review telescope, to put on a desk or table. It has 12x magnification with a 33mm object lens, and the barrel is approximately 18″ long fully extended. Tripod adjusts from 15-24″

Portland Navigational Triangle 200mmFeatures protractor markings and compass points with reciprocals in red. The scale is in millimetres and it is manufactured from strong acrylic. Can be used in pairs as a Parallel Rule. Also available in 230mm size.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

The hinged lid and base fold out to create the scoring board, which is beautifully made from contrasting strips of light and dark wood.

Portland RIB Plotter can be used on land maps. It measures against the coastline rather than out to sea and the centre is used as a basic compass rose. Scale is 1:500 thousand kilometres.

Portland Solid Brass Single Handed Divider 7″Traditionally designed with solid Brass finish and stainless steel points. Also available in 8″ version and supplied in a blister pack.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

Portland Solid Brass Single Handed Divider 8″Traditionally designed with solid Brass finish and stainless steel points. Also available in 7″ version and supplied in a blister pack.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

The Portland Plotter is one of the most popular chart work instruments, similar to the Breton Plotter, and is widely used by the RYA practical and shore based instructors. Supplied with Single handed Dividers (7″) for the complete navigation kit.

Portland Solid Brass 7″ Straight DividerTraditionally designed with solid Brass finish and stainless steel points. Also available in 8″ version and supplied in a blister pack.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

Captain Fields` Pattern – Bar Parallel Rule 600mmDivided with protractor markings (double reading) and compass pointsManufactured from high quality 6mm acrylic. Bevelled on all four edges with solid brass links. All other metallic parts are manufactured from non-corrosive materials. Rubber pads are fitted to the underside to prevent slipping.Sizes Available:400mm500mm600mm For more information or to

Middy Instructional – Bar Parallel Rule 400mmBudget version of the Captain Fields` Pattern Parallel Rule. Excellent buy for use in the classroom. Manufactured from 6mm acrylic and incorporates rigid aluminium links. Available in 400mm size only.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

Brass Rolling Rule – 18″/450mmSupplied to Naval personnel worldwide and manufactured from brass and stainless steel. Quality control tested to roll true to within 1mm over 2m, finished in black and supplied in a wooden case. Hexagonal wrench supplied for re-adjustment.For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

PLEASE NOTE: the chart will be ordered for you if not currently in stock. Please allow 1-2 weeks for the chart to reach Stanfords. SHOM charts are produced by the French Government and comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. They are ideal for professional, commercial and recreational use. Charts within the series

Speed-Time-Distance CalculatorSimple to use slide rule which calculates the third variable given the other two (distance covered, given speed and elapsed time). Outer sleeve manufactured from high impact plastic. NATO size also available. For more information or to enquire about Blundell Harling products, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk .

This course plotter is used worldwide by practical and shore based instructors. It features a bright blue directional arrow to prevent accidental reciprocal bearings and the edges are graduated for tide and boat speed.The base has a fixed grid so it is easy to plot latitude from your GPS system and it comes with comprehensive

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