stainless steel

I'm installing a 10" chart plotter on my Catalina 25. I have wheel steering but am going to mount the chartplotter on the port side of the cockpit. Where can I get a piece of 4" x 6" or 4" x 8" thin stainless steel plate to use as a backing plate? Anyone have any ideas?

My boat is currently in Italy (Fiumicino, near Rome). I'm looking for places to build a solar arch in stainless steel. Anyone had an outstanding experience building one in the med?

I’ve heard about this but never seen it done.

I have a 94' Hunter 19 galvanized trailer full of rusted bolts and I want to replace them all. What type or grade should I replace them with? (I want to replace them with stainless steel, but I am unsure they have the sheer strength, specially the bolts that hold metal that the bunk rest on) I...

Dear fellow sailors: Where the bow meets the deck and where the mooring lines are tied off consists of fiberglass which takes a beating by the mooring lines. I would like to cover this area with stainless steel for resilience however I would have to have a custom piece made which may be...

For my mooring I have galvanized chain and a stainless swivel shackle attached to it just under the buoy. I am in fresh water. I am wondering how long I can expect this system to last. I understand that mixing metals is less than ideal for underwater applications but I could only find a...