Improving the v-berth with 4" Foam

This weekend I'm installing a new 4" foam layer in the v-berth - which should substantially improve my sleeping experience.

LUCID 4 Inch Gel Memory Foam Mattress Topper - Ventilated for Optimum Temperature - King
$149.99 as of 2018-04-25
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1NV1HZ/

Graphene Strengthened Concrete

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5652483/The-game-changing-superconcrete-graphene.html

• "Experts says the resulting 'superconcrete'  is more than twice as strong and four times more water resistant than existing concretes, and can be used directly by the construction industry on building sites."
• "Experts from the University of Exeter used nanoengineering technology to incorporate graphene into traditional concrete production."
• "The research is published in the journal Advanced Function Materials, on Monday, April 23 2018."

Titanium Chainplates?

Doing some research - possibly considering Titanium, when I need to replace my chainplates


http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f126/stainless-vs-titanium-chainplates-85335.html

https://www.allatsea.net/the-worst-possible-chainplates/

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/178181-titanium-rigging-and-chain-plates/

https://www.ibiscycles.com/support/technical_articles/metallurgy_for_cyclists/the_titanium_advantage/

http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/38773/InTech-Fatigue_of_ti_6al_4v.pdf

http://theincrediblehull.blogspot.com/2012/06/titanium-chainplates-make-no-economic.html


http://www.briontoss.com/spartalk/showthread.php?t=2297


https://www.alliedtitanium.com/

http://www.colligomarine.com/shop-all/titanium-chainplates

https://www.infinitytitanium.com/

Brass Hardware Resources...

This posting is a placeholder for brass hardware resources I find:

Brass hardware suppliers...
https://whitechapel-ltd.com/

THE NAUTICAL CHART by Arturo Perez-Reverte

"He had seen men survive on ships who would have lost their
reason and tranquility forever anywhere else. Course, wind,
waves, position, the day’s run, survival; out there only those
words had meaning. Because it was true that real freedom, the
only possible freedom, began five miles from the nearest coast."
--from THE NAUTICAL CHART by Arturo Perez-Reverte