Reply To: pushpit (stainless steel) and sprayhood and cockpit cover supporting bars

Sassy, 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