Deck hardware plan, and

[ebb]

Hey Mike,
(getting too old for this game...)
Deep Blue Yacht Supply lists 'cast bronze plain' but shows what looks like a CHROMED bronze model in the single pic on their mooring bit page.
Chromed would add I guess at least half as much more to the cost!
No pic of the stainless mooring bits.
[A Perko sharpy from Jamestown sets you back $232.91 for a chromes 5X5!]


Currently a plain 5X5 B.A. is $91 plus shipping.

Bronze used to come either 1) right out of the mold,
2) cleaned up with casting marks removed and smoothed,
or 3) highly buffed. You paid for the blinging.
If you have access to buffing wheels it's not all that difficult to really shine up a plain bronze fitting.
Personally really like the non-shiney mooring bit in Mike's photo.

Has anybody contemplated putting a couple smaller ones in the stern quarters?


Is the cross bar
part of the casting or added later?

[mbd]

Currently a plain 5X5 is $91 plus shipping. ...Is the cross bar part of the casting or added later?

That's the one - 00MB5X5 - just plain bronze, not polished. I've may have a more recent picture of the bitt I can post tonight if you're interested.

The cross bar was added later.

[mbd]

You can see it here amidst the foredeck crew. It doesn't seem to get in the way of their duties in the slightest...

[ebb]

Hard working crew there Mike!

Know that modern line is extremely tuff and strong,
but that painter your using on that nicely patinated morring bit looks a bit small!

And what's that third bump in the deck there - your bow light?
Just kidding.

Keep up those training sessions.

[mbd]

Heh! That "painter" is to keep my silver painted nicro or whatever-it-is cowl vent on the deck - my spiffy bronze (painted nicro or whatever-it-is) cowl one took a dive a couple of seasons ago.

Yes, and that "bump" is a classic Pearson original deck pipe fitting, as I'm certain you know.

All awaiting the time when I can afford to cough up the boat bucks for more "proper" deck bling.