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Removing old screws from a window frame

Materials Boats built 1980's and before may well have chromed brass screws/machine screws which are quite soft, but suffer less galvanic...

Frames - New vs Old considerations

This is a common question, so I thought I'd put down some views. New Frame Option The first thing to say is that we don't make frames,...

Adding a Lewmar retro-fit strut to an old Canpa Hatch

Canpa - once very popular in the days before the internet became the standard way of sourcing information. As a consequence though we...

Custom Lewmar New Standard Mk2 (2000-2007) port acrylic upgrades now available for order

It's been a long journey and we are thankful to clients who have supported this initiative, particularly Dickie Bird and his Dufour 32,...

Refitting the refurbished Canpa hatch to Liberte Boo

Avid readers of the blog will be aware that many many moons ago (Aug 2020) I removed the 1980's composite Canpa hatch from my own boat,...

Lewmar Retro Fit Hatch Stay in practice

The retro-fit stay kit PN # 360918999 is a replacement option if your original strut or friction hinges (eg Rollstop/Superhatch) are no...