And it's almost impossible to make starboard leak free. John
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Nate Flesness <nateflesn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > which starboard color did you find best matched the C&C "smoke" gelcoat? > > Nate > "Sarah Jean" > 1980 30-1 > Siskiwit Bay Marina > Lake Superior > > >> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> wrote: >> About 10 or 12 years ago, I changed all my teak handrails to stainless >> steel. I measured the locations of all the existing bolt holes and made the >> new handrails to suit the old bolt locations. I used stainless steel pads >> on the rails where they fasten to the cabin top. This project was the >> second best project I ever did to my boat--the foirst being the redesign of >> the windows. >> >> That yearly maintenance spent on the handrails has completely gone away and >> allowed my time to be spent on more important maintenance projects. At that >> time, I considered making the handrails from Starboard but I decided against >> it and I'm glad because Starboard still gets dirty--stainless steel doesn't. >> >> I would highly recommend the stainless steel handrails--there are pics on my >> blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com >> >> Bob Boyer >> S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) >> email: dainyr...@icloud.com >> "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply >> messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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