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A true marine chandlery, in business since 1975, willing to track down the most hard-to-find parts. Includes a full-service custom rigging shop to do swaging, splicing, and leather work.
[Ship's Store and Rigging, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
Bolt-on stainless steel radar bracket for backstay mounting. Does not pendulum as the boat heels.
[Kato Marine, Annapolis, MD, USA]
They call them hull plates, shroud plates, or bowsprit plates in the U.K. Site contains lots of good articles about boats, particularly traditional rigs.
[Classic Marine, Woodbridge, Suffolk, the UK]
This fitting holds halyards away from the mast to avoid slapping. The hooked fitting is placed on the leading or trailing edge of the spreader.
[EuroMarine Trading, Inc., Newport, RI, USA]
Mechanical gauge for determining the load on sailboat rigging when tuning the rig. Comes in three sizes depending on gauge of wire or rod.
[Loos & Co., Inc., Pomfret, CT, USA]
Video showing "how to spot rigging problems" before they cause trouble by doing the "dock walk," "the close-up look" and "the full inspection/survey." See also the "Tuning Your Rig" video the same site.
[Magic Lamp Productions, Venice, CA, USA]
Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.
[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.
[Usenet, USA]
Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..
[Usenet, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]If you have wire swages, you should think about non-destructive testing of the swages each season. Dye penetrant is the usual method.
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