Hi Steve,

Thanks for the advice - worked perfectly and easily.

Jeremy

:: Hi Jeremy,
::
:: The bridge on my boat, and most of the others that I
:: have seen are made of anodized aluminum, which is
:: relatively soft and easy to drill through using a
:: cordless drill. I installed my new bridge first and
:: drilled the cleat holes in place. I like cobalt bits,
:: but almost any high-speed bit will do. Mark the hole
:: with a center punch, and starting off with a small bit
:: (1/16, 5/64) step up to the size you need.

:: Best of luck,
::
:: Steve
::
:: :: Hi,
:: ::
:: :: I want to screw a couple of additional cam cleats to the
:: :: halyard bar over the companionway hatch on my Santana.
:: :: The halyard bar is made of metal. I'm assuming that I'll
:: :: have to take it off and get a machine shop to drill the
:: :: holes. Before doing that just checking here if anyone
:: :: has any advice, recommendations of places that can do
:: :: this, etc.
:: ::
:: :: Thanks
::
:: :: Jeremy