CVRDA

Agree removal of the cockpit floor strips could be difficult and do more harm than good. I've noticed you can buy (or make) a more substantial foot rest than the existing one and looking at photos of Mirrors, a lot of boats have the cockpit strips extending the full length. More opportunities to str...

Thanks for the information. Sounds like the best option is to run more matching cockpit battens on each side (so it matches) and extend the existing ones. Alternatively, run something athwartships to cover the port aft split (stbd side as well so they match) with some more battens as well. The fact ...

I have got a 1981 Mirror that I want to get back into working order. It transpires it was a race winning boat from N Ireland called 'Mr Rusty'. It's well built (and light) but has suffered some damage, most likely from not being secured to its trailer properly. There are 2 splits in the cockpit floo...