Where to buy table hooks?

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Having eschewed the rather pricey 'optional extra' cockpit table when buying the boat, I was pleased to relieve an exhibitor at SIBS of a folding teak cockpit table and support leg for a surprisingly small dent in my flexible friend; penultimate day of the show - quite a heavy item for them to put in the van and shift back to HQ, so some very satisfying haggling.

At the aft end the table is going to need to hook to a couple of 'hoops' on the forward side of the binnacle - see pic below. The hoops have an internal width of about 32mm so the hooks would need a width slightly smaller - one inch in old money would seem about right. For preference in brass (or 'brassed') to match the table hinges, but s/s would do. Anyone any idea what/where I should buy - reluctant to scour the shelves at B&Q and end up buying something that is second or third best. Ta for any help.

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If I understand the plan I suspect you have no option but to make them. If you find anything which screws into the edge of the table someone is going to fall against it and break the screws out. Same goes if you screw it into the top. Your only option is option is something underneath, so that the table rests on top of the eyes. Should be dead easy to cut something out of a piece of brass angle. Your problem also is that if you screw it from underneath you can only use short screws. I'd cut something like the attached sketch and screw it to the underside of the table with a good number of screws. I can buy brass angle here: http://www.mackay.co.uk/Brass-Angle-1x1x0125-Angle-2061200778.html in Cambridge, and expect most cities have the equivalent. (I picked 1"x1"x1/8", but lots of sizes available). My thinking is that, since it's invisible in use it doesn't have to be stunningly perfect in manufacture, but you may be more of a perfectionist than me. I have the cheapest and nastiest bandsaw money can buy, but I can cut this stuff on it with a fine blade. Otherwise it's a hacksaw.
 
Amulet said:
If I understand the plan I suspect you have no option but to make them. If you find anything which screws into the edge of the table someone is going to fall against it and break the screws out. Same goes if you screw it into the top. Your only option is option is something underneath, so that the table rests on top of the eyes. Should be dead easy to cut something out of a piece of brass angle. Your problem also is that if you screw it from underneath you can only use short screws. I'd cut something like the attached sketch and screw it to the underside of the table with a good number of screws. I can buy brass angle here: http://www.mackay.co.uk/Brass-Angle-1x1x0125-Angle-2061200778.html in Cambridge, and expect most cities have the equivalent. (I picked 1"x1"x1/8", but lots of sizes available). My thinking is that, since it's invisible in use it doesn't have to be stunningly perfect in manufacture, but you may be more of a perfectionist than me. I have the cheapest and nastiest bandsaw money can buy, but I can cut this stuff on it with a fine blade. Otherwise it's a hacksaw.
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Good plan but looking at the loops it has to go on you could get away with just 4 slots and leave the 'meat' of the angle alone.
 
Couple of bits of aluminium flat bar, bent over to more-than-90 deg( so they cant jump out with the table in horizontal mode.

At a pinch a couple of naff, flat, institutional aluminium coat hooks would do.

Ally is good cos it is less likely to scratch the stainless and pedestal.
Sir will of course be wrapping rubber or duct tape around as well for the same reason..

FWIW When I made mine I contrived a teak bar athwart the pedestal assembly into which the table bolts located.
 
Blueboatman said:
Couple of bits of aluminium flat bar, bent over to more-than-90 deg( so they cant jump out with the table in horizontal mode. This is for harbour use only, so not too worried about wave-proofing.


FWIW When I made mine I contrived a teak bar athwart the pedestal assembly into which the table bolts located. Thought about that, just to spread the load and give more meat to bolt through. Just gotta find a nice teak offcut. Note to self - look in skips for discarded garden furniture!
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TK
 
yoda said:
Good plan but looking at the loops it has to go on you could get away with just 4 slots and leave the 'meat' of the angle alone.
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Good simplification. Much improved. Actually just two slots - it can end before the outside of the eyes - if you see what I mean. However that is inelegant in that all the weight goes on the inside limb of the eye - welds can break.
 
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