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Hey All

I am looking to replace the staunchions in a couple of weeks...

I really like the Ronstan ones sold by Whitworths...

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemd ... lutePage=1

They are really nice, 316 ss etc... but the prices are horrific... at $134 plus $35'ish for the base.

Has anyone else gone through this exercise recently a little bit cheaper...

Although would look real smart - not sure I can afford to do all of them in one go.

Anyone ideas appreciated.

Karl

Karl

Whats the reason you're replacing your current ones?

SS aint cheap in any form

Current ones are aluminium and over time have become very sloppy in their bases.

I am wondering if I replace the bases with stainless and actually invert the current ones if I could get away with it... but really like the look of the stainless ones...

Im not a metals expert but i thought it was a no no to mix stainless and alloy from a reactive point of view

you could try the second hand chandlery places, but in my experience they are not a whole lot cheaper!

Karl

Bias has these ones over $100 cheaper each
http://www.biasboating.com.au/p-1187-st ... hions.aspx

Shaun

Thanks Shaun - the ronstan ones are solid but to be honest these will do the trick just fine - and with the spare change might be able to do a couple of other deck fittings as well... yeeehaa and thanks