I thought I did have some photos but I guesss that was a computer crash
ago .
I will be at the boat this weekend and take a few pics and post them
I made them myself from 1" ss tubing and SS standoff fittings
Took 4- 10 ft lengths and bent them to a slight curve to match the cabin
top curve
Cut them to length so that I had 2 long exterior rails and 2 shorter
interior rails .
I matched the standoffs ,inside to outside and thru bolted the standoffs
to each other ,much like the original teak rails but much stronger.
I did seal the thru bolts with butly tape and have no leaks for 3 years now
On 16/04/2013 8:04 AM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote:
Really?
Got any photos? That was suggested by another Viking owner.
Danny
---------- 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
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