fasteners

On the long list of preparations for cruising the Channel Islands and Hawaii from San Francisco is the installation of a life raft. I'm not really fond of hanging it off the stern pulpit. The next logical spot is amidships on the sea hood (aka "the turtle shell", as I call it). Below is a photo...

Hi All, ran into a friend the other day who didn't realize that Chesapeake Marine Fasteners still existed, so, on the chance others in the area had missed it, they are now a part of Fawcett's: http://www.fawcettboat.com/ and CMF: http://www.chesfast.com/ Hope this helps someone...

Hello, appologies if this is redundant, but I didn't see it in the archives, so....here goes... My E-27 has the handrails inside and out, through-bolted through the deck. We removed them to sand/refinish them, and to re-bed to fix some leaks. When we disassembled, there were simply 1/4-20...