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- 13th December 2006 at 3:07 pm #10929
Hi Everyone!!
I need to get a pushpit (stainless steel) made for my HT26 Mk I and would appreciate any information from anyone who has had to have one made.
Also, I would like to get an aluminium sprayhood and cockpit cover support made up – has anyone had this done in the UK? If so I would really appreciate any recommendations.
Merry Christmas!!
Sassy
13th December 2006 at 6:00 pm #11392Sassy, cannot help with the pushpit, but you can make your own sprayhood and bimini support. Its easy(ish). My wife and I made our first one which lasted for 15 years. That was in 18mm Aluminium tube and was easy to bend, however it was never very strong so we have just replaced it with 22mm Stainless tube, also bent up by ourselves and joined with off-the-shelf fittings. It is very strong. This is being covered by the local sailmaker at the moment. If you can wait a couple of weeks, I will take a photo and mail it to you. We incorporated all the lessons learnt over the years, copied the best ideas from other folks and believe we have a really good compromise between all the competing factors. I purchased tubes and fittings from Seascrew in Eastbourne, Sussex at very reasonable prices (a fraction of UK chandlery rates anyway!). Go to http://www.marine-hardware.com or sales@seascrew.com
13th December 2006 at 7:42 pm #11393Hi David,
Thanks for the information – I will check out the website now – I need the work done before June of next year when I am planning to go to the Caribbean. I appreciate your offer of the photos and would be very interested in seeing them. I also want to make the best decision before I make the trip and am lucky to have the benefit of your experience! Sassy
14th December 2006 at 9:27 am #11394hi David
As I am planning to make a Bimini too, I would greatly appreciate if you could send the pictures to me too.
Thank you
Yann /FrancePS : Could someone could explain what is a Pushpit?
MLy english is quite poor:!!!14th December 2006 at 12:15 pm #11395Hi Yann,
The pushpit is the stainless steel rail at the back of the boat that the guardrail connects to.
My boat does not have one so when I go to do anything at my stern I do not have anything to hold on to.
Sassy
14th December 2006 at 2:54 pm #11396OK Sassy, Thank You !!!
I'll go to bed tonight a little less stupid than I wake up this morning!!!!!!14th December 2006 at 11:05 pm #11397Hi Sassy, I made several sets of Stainless Steel pushpits for my Mk3 HT a few years ago and still have some sketches somewhere of them. The main things to ensure is that you consider the swing of the external rudder bar/tiller arms and that you try to use the moulded feet positions on the deck (I think the Mk1 also had these?). If you stop by the office I will try to sort out the detail or we could take a look on board your boat – our local stainless steel fabricator could make them up for you quite easily. Regards Mark
15th December 2006 at 2:03 am #11398Thanks Mark,
That is a great help and I will come by the office when I am next over.
Sassy
18th December 2006 at 9:45 am #11399Dear Sassy
When we were fitting out Ocean Swan we used an excellent Stainless man in Fareham. I will try to see if I can find his name and number. I expect Mark can give recommendations too if you need them. Good luck, and Happy Christmas!
Chrissie
18th December 2006 at 9:51 am #11401Thanks Chrissie, Fareham is close to me so that would be excellent!
Happy Christmas to you both.
Sassy
18th December 2006 at 11:32 pm #11400Yann, en Francais le pushpit c'est un balcon arriere.
DavidH19th December 2006 at 7:59 am #11402Thanks, David!! Congratulations for your perfect french!!!
19th December 2006 at 7:35 pm #11403Yann, Vraiment! Francais parfait? N'est ce pas possible, Je suis un Anglais….
DavidH
20th December 2006 at 2:42 pm #11404David, it's my British sense of humour !!!!
Merry Christmas to you and to all the members of the HTOWOA!!!!
22nd December 2006 at 7:51 am #11405David – I would love photos of the sprayhood / bimini frame as well – pastasimon(£$%^%)hotmail.com
23rd December 2006 at 12:34 pm #11406Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you all for your help and ideas! I hope you all have a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year!
Sassy7th March 2007 at 12:00 pm #11407Hi all.
Can someone please,please post some pics of the Bmi supports/ design. Or even better, scan a plan.
Best regards15th March 2007 at 2:59 pm #11408Hello Sassy
As I sent quite some people info (pictures) of our sprayhood I can't recall if I have sent them to you too. I did not make it myself. It is made of 38mm aluminium. - AuthorPosts
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