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Tried to do a search this morning, but the archives are missing. Just want some opinions on where to get good quality pop-up-cleats, bow lift eyes, and other hardware. i've been looking thru Lovorsi Marine's catalog and they seem to have trick stuff (pop-up bow lift eyes, pop-up gas fills, etc). Any other suppliers of good hardware. i am finally getting around to the fun part of my restoration, which is bolting things on and not just ripping out or repairing it. Have a great Labor Day.
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"i seem to use the 'catch and release' technique more in a pub than in a boat"
SU also has marine tinned wire at phenomenal prices, but it is not Ancor brand. If you need Ancor brand wiring,connectors, and heatshrink, the best stock-on-hand, pricing, and delivery I have found has been at:
Check Ebay there is a guy on there that is still selling hardware(at least he was a week ago) I picked up 3 popup cleats for 15$ a piece plus 12 shipping not too long ago
D....I have picked up quite a bit of nice stainless hardware off Ebay (rod holders, gas fill, water fill, cleats, etc). Dig through Ebay motors under deck and cabin hardware, you will find a ton of pretty cool (and inexpensive) stuff. Later
I have bought a few items from these people. http://www.bosunsupplies.com/
Very good stuff. They even found a special size boweye I needed. No one else had the correct size, and I looked high and low. The unit was 316 series stainless and was a exact copy.
I have pull up cleats on my 20’ Twin Vee and they are great. I purchased them from Accon Marine, Inc. http://www.acconmarine.com they have been on my boat for over 2 years. The chrome is super…and show no rust or nicks. I also like the mounting plate that comes with the cleats to hold the cleats secure to the boat.
where to find trick hardware?? 
"Life's too short to own an ugly boat ..." 
