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Posted by member Mike Insall on Friday 24 April 2015

UPDATE! I have managed to get a local company - Hamble Cover Service at Mercury Yacht Harbour, to insert a heavy duty zip just aft of the cockpit. They did a great job and I can now take of the rear section but still leave the roof on. This also means there is less canopy to fold away on the stern. The zip has a rubberised cover to it, and also a clip on both ends to improve the strength when under tension! It cost £110 which I think is pretty reasonable. I also had a stainless steel support bar made (to replace the cracked aluminum one) for £45 by a small ebgineering company at Hamble Point marina. All I need now is a decent 40/50HP 2 stroke outboard!!

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Posted by member Mike Insall on Saturday 4 April 2015

Further to my recent posting about putting a hard top on my Hardy 17, after some thought I'm wondering if it may be better if I were to split the canopy so that I can keep the cockpit section on while stowing the remainder, if you see what I mean! I wonder therefore if anyone has done this, and if so how they did it and roughly how much it cost! This would have some advantage over a hard roof in that there are times when being able to totally remove the roof would be good; ie on a hot sunny day! Thanks in anticipation, Mike

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