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I'm aware of those other wiki's also, I guess it's day has come. It looks like these Wiki's are split into two groups, skipper2skipper and skipperguide have more information based in Europe and CaptainWiki.com has information for the USA, North America, the Caribbean and South America. Though it has...

It's been awhile since I've posted to this forum but I thought everyone would be interested in this website I've created. The project is to create Sailing Guides for all the world: CaptainWiki.com . It seems it could be really beneficial to everyone if we all pitched in. The site is non-commercial a...

So I was looking for information on spray paint equipment and how to's,(I'm attempting to spray painting for the first time this week), and I come upon this website about a "ceramic bead" paint additive that acts as an insulation. This sounds good to me because I'm going to be painting the...

It looks like Colemarine is going to be the lifesaver for this one. They import oval and square base double bitt bollards from Taiwan (the smallest being an 8" base). Even though it will take 4 weeks to get here at least it is on it's way!

Thanks Tim!


Now on to drilling chainplates holes...

Hi Dave, 397, Thanks for any help you can give me. Ok here are the dimensions of the existing (cracked) one that I have... The Base: 8" Long X 4" Wide X 5/16 Thick It has 1/2" threaded bolt holes through the bottom extending 1" into the pipes. The Pipes: 1 1/2" Diam X 3 1/2&...

I've heard it been called many things but after two weeks of searching on the internet I still can not seem to locate one. Does anyone have any idea where I can find a Two Bitt Bollard (like the one pictured in the background of the picture below). I am refitting a Hardin 45 and need to replace the ...