This page is for the exclusive use of curling clubs or other curling organizations who have used equipment for sale OR who are in the market for similar items. Opportunities may be posted here by submitting details (in brief) by Email to mca@curlmanitoba.org or by fax to 204-925-5720. Postings may be deleted at the end of the month following their first posting. Extensions must be requested.
Fort Garry Curling Club – Try Curling – Not just for Olympians!
- For anyone
Curling is one of the most inclusive sports out there. You can play in a wheelchair, you can play if you’re visually or hearing impaired, you can play if you’re 90, and you can play if you’re five. There’s such a big age range in curling that little kids can use special lighter rocks until they get big enough to push the granite monsters. You also don’t have to be able to run 10 miles without breaking a sweat in order to play—although being physically fit is definitely a benefit. Both throwing and sweeping can get pretty intense. Curling teams can be all men, all women, or mixed.
- Curling is inexpensive
No crazy pads, no skates, no helmets—just some basic gear and a membership to a curling league or club, and you’ve got yourself a super-fun sport. Chances are, you can play for a lot less than an annual gym membership. Just be warned: you can blow your budget pretty easily buying rounds for the other team after a match.
- It’s great for your mind
Curling is all about strategy and precision—in fact, its nickname is “chess on ice.” Although you can learn to play in a couple of hours, curlers spend years learning to read the ice, evaluate the other team’s play, and make decisions accordingly. Plus, you’ll get some good practice in focusing and being mindful. As one curler puts it, “Whether it’s on sweeping, or watching a line, or letting your legs remember what the weight feels like as you slide out—you think about one thing. And for a bit, everything else melts away.”
- Curling is a ridiculously social sport
Good sportsmanship is key in curling—sweepers are expected to call their own infraction when they burn, or touch, a stone, for example. So while there’s definitely rivalry and competition, it’s also expected that curlers will be friendly and courteous, even if they’re losing badly. Also, getting a beer or coffee with the opposing team after the game is pretty much required, so you’re guaranteed to make friends whether you want to or not.
- How?
Email the club and we will get you started. Fgcc01@mymts.net
Check out our web site at www.fortgarrycurling.ca
FOR SALE
Member Clubs
Clearwater Curling Club
For sale from Clearwater Curling Club – Rink Master Ice Scraper – Comes with 2 – four foot blades and cord. Phone: 204-825-7166
Oakville Curling Club – Ice Plant for Sale – MAKE US AN OFFER (May 2020)
Oakville Curling Rink purchased this plant from Wildewood Curling Club in 2016 – purchased for $7000.00 plus GST. Had CIMCO disassemble and winterize at a cost of $12000.00 plus taxes. Ice Plant has been stored inside for the past year. We recently found out that it is not going to work for our Curling Club. Packaged and ready to sell.
The Ice plant consists of:
1. Compressor (Trane) 50 HP approximately W2′ X L6′ 2. Extra compressor for parts approximately W2′ X L3′ 3. Brine Pump 7.5 HP approximately W2′ X L5′ 4. Chiller approximately L7′ X W2′ 5. High Pressure Receiver (black cylinder) approximately H4′ X W16′ 6. Cumulator and Freon detector (wall mounted equipment) 7. Condensor (Blanchard-Ness) approximately L14.5′ X W4′ (Mounted on roof) 8. Brine Tank If interested or need more information, please contact Karen at 204-267-2783 or email: kdolafson@hotmail.com
Other
For Sale – a complete set of 32 used curling rocks
They were used in a small Saskatchewan, Canada village and were purchased by that club in
1958. From what I can see they are the Red/Brown Trefor granite with a couple of them being a
bit of an off colour
From my examination they do not have any inserts. I weighed a number of them with five of the
red rocks “clocking in” at the same 38.8 lbs. Most of the yellows that I weighed were within a
consistent range of 38.2 lbs (X3) and at 39.9 lbs (X2). I took them to the local curling club to test
them out. A provincial level curler and a curling instructor had a chance to throw three yellow
and three red up and down one of their sheets. They indicated that the rocks were lively and
playable.
These rocks are for sale here in Canada (they are currently stored on a farm located near Roblin,
Manitoba) and could be easily shipped to my supplier in the States as well if needed. Shipping
costs would be the responsibility of the purchaser and can easily be arranged through Gardewine
Trucking in Dauphin, Manitoba: https://gardewine.com/about-us/
They also safely fit in the back of a 3/4 ton properly equipped
4 X 4 truck for an “on the farm” pickup if so desired. I have a full set of photos relating to these
rocks for people who may be interested in having a look at them.
I am open to reasonable offers on this complete set of 32 rocks.
Vince Kreiser
Ph. (250) 213-3020 (C)
Email: vpkreiser@gmail.com
For sale – a vintage “brand new” corn curling broom with its original plastic bag still on it
If you know of anyone who might be interested in it I am open to offers on this broom.
Vince Kreiser
Ph. (250) 213-3020 (C)
Email: vpkreiser@gmail.com
US Area
BUY
Attention all Curlers,
I’m looking for a pair of 1966 Bauer curling shoes, size 9 ½ or 10. I’m sure there are a few still out there, and I would pay dearly for them. I can’t seem to re-create or find the sole material to build a new pair of shoes. This is my dilemma.
I’ve tried to find the hard rubber sole material at several shoemakers, but it doesn’t seem to be available.
If you have a pair for sale, please contact Chris at (905) 751-5872, or Email … chrisfoss25@gmail.com
Member Clubs
Other
WANTED TO BUY – USED CURLING STONES
Looking for used stones for one outdoor curling sheet in Crescentwood, Winnipeg. Anyone with used rocks for sale please contact John Minkevich (minkawuzza@yahoo.com, 204-430-6343).
US Clubs/Area
WANTED TO BUY – CURLING STONES
Starting a curling club in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA – we need rocks for 4 sheets. This will be arena curling. Used rocks would help with start-up cost. Anyone with used rocks for loan or sale please contact Frank Worden 612-961-9615 (Equipment Chairman, Brainerd Lakes Curling Association)