For making or rebuilding metal parts for your boat, Ken Blake is a most imaginative machinist in making stuff from an arm waving conversation and no drawings. You can see a picture of him in action on my mast head casting blog.

Ken Blake Machine shop
29318 Mission Blvd
Hayward CA
510-258-3592 (cell)
Ken's shop is a little out of the way, but he is an order of magnitude cheaper than any of the closer shops.

His shop is behind a tacky bar, around the corner out of sight behind the welding shop.

Enjoy Ken, he is a jewel.

John Foster
Blueberry, Nonsuch 22, Sail #48