On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?

Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.

What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?

Yes, my CNC mill is idle much of the time and I am looking for work for it. We do a lot of stuff from G10 so it would be a good match. For distribution, ,maybe ebay.
I have started a new business, Gulf Marine Technologies, Inc. (no website yet) making collapsible fabric radar reflectors, floating stainless steel fabric lightning grounds for boats, and collapsible fabric parabolic satellite TV dishes. I am having the CNC make dovetail mounts for boats where the dovetail locks an instrument in place but can be removed. Strong enough to support a persons weight. Could support boarding ladders, grills, etc.