Might do that, Bill. Thanks, Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Riker" <wriker@mindspring.com> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:06 PM Subject: hats, pants, bushing . . . Or how about cutting off an old pair of cotton khakis. I'm going to try that this summer. Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Honshells Sent: April 21, 2003 8:46 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: hats, pants, bushing . . . I'm on a quest for the perfect sailing hat: Wide, full 360-degree brim, neck and face protection. Water-repellant (doesn't have to be "water proof"). I'm picturing something like a boonie hat or an "outback" hat. I think waxed cotton duck is really cool. I'd prefer cotton, unless you know of a really stiff canvass-like nylon. Anybody have a favorite they'd like to talk about? If you could give me a brand and the name of a vendor, that would be great, too. I also want a pair of those drawstring pants that you always see people wearing in the Caribbean: Light cotton, roomy, with a drawstring. You always see people walking along the beach (legs rolled to the calf) in them in resort ads. Latitudes and Attitudes (magazine) sells them, in the perfect color (cream), too. But I don't want to pay for the giant Lats 'n Atts logo. I've never seen them in Eddie Bauer, Lands End, etc., which is where I had expected to find them. Basically, I want cool thin cotton that will protect my legs from the sun (I hate shorts) on a summer sail: I don't want modern synthetic high-tech racing gear. Does anyone know who might make an aluminum, stainless, or plastic bushing? I need a bushing, about 2 1/2" long, in aluminum, stainless, or a very tough plastic (Delrin?), for a 3/8" or 1/2" diameter pivot-pin. I absolutely cannot use a bronze (brass, copper) bushing. If you know of a manufacturer, do you know of a supplier? Thanks!!!!!