I am also going the SS handrail route. I had to cut mine off and they were 12" centers. I could fabricate new teak ones myself but decided to have SS ones made.
Harry Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2013, at 7:09 AM, "airdale...@juno.com" <airdale...@juno.com> wrote: > Where did you get the stainless ones from? > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "D.Drake" <d...@rogers.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List - Handrail heartbreak > Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:22:04 -0400 > > Mine broke as I was installing it ! > I feel your pain . > I have since replaced the wood grab rails with Stainless ones > > On 15/04/2013 8:32 AM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote: > > So, > > > > I decided to make new handrails for Lolita. All I could find on line were > > A.) not long enough and B.) 12" on center for the loops. Mine are 11.5" on > > center. > > > > I go out Saturday morning and buy a couple 5" x 12' rough cut boards (one > > as an extra), buy myself a router and router table and I'm off and running. > > Well, I noticed a couple knarly areas but they seemed solid, I tried to > > bend them and twist them and the knot was not well formed and definitely > > seemed solid (you already know where this is going right?) > > > > I worked on these the rest of the day Saturday and a good part of Sunday. > > I had just started finish sanding and the opposite end slipped off the > > table and the stupid thing broke! > > > > I was gutted! I guess better now than after I'd finished them > > > > I was all happy with how they were turning out. Lesson learned...no knots > > are good knots! > > > > Well at least it won't take as long this time and I only have to make one. > > > > Here are some links to the work and the heartbreak... > > > > http://sdrv.ms/103PWto > > > > http://sdrv.ms/17BaJES > > > > http://sdrv.ms/17BaQ38 > > > > You can probably see why I felt new handrails were in order when you see > > the new ones next to the old ones. I'm willing to bet those are original > > and never saw any attention. > > > > Oh, and my handrails were lagged to the deck from below instead of through > > bolted. Anyone else have the same condition. I'm thinking I'll to the > > same thing only with heavier lag bolts. This way I can completely finish > > them at home and won't have any touch up work after the install. At 24 > > hours between coats and doing the suggested 8 coats, thats a real time > > consuming job. Not to mention a lot of gas a 30 miles each way! > > > > Danny > > Lolita > > 1973 Viking 33 > > Westport Point, MA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > -- > D.Drake 73 Jensen Healey C&C 26 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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