On my Landfall 38 I removed the exterior handrails to replace them with custom stainless steel handrails many years ago. I can tell you that the outside handrails are simply attached to the outside skin of the cored cabin top with screws about 2-1/2 to 2 inches long. They do not align with the interior handrails. Most likely if you have a leak coming into the cabin, you have a wet core OR the leak is originating somewhere else and is running along the liner ply and coming out the holes in the interior handrail.
By the way, I am so glad I replaced my exterior handrails with stainless steel--I spent my spring sailing now.... Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - hull #230) Blog: dainyr...@blogspot.com Email: dainyr...@icloud.com Annapolis, MD (presently in Baltimore) > On Apr 19, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Listers- > > My next project is to refinish and re-bed the teak hand rails on the cabin > top of my boat. Any tips on how to remove them? I believe there are screws > covered by bungs from the interior hand rails to the exterior hand rails aft > of the bulkhead separating the salon from the head. But how are the exterior > handrails fastened forward of that bulkhead? (the exterior hand rails extend > farther forward than the interior ones). > > I need to remove them in order to re-bed them, as I've got a leak from the > port aft screw hole onto my ice box lid and galley countertop around it, > causing delamination of the plywood countertop at the ice box lid cutout. > > My plan is to strip them (if necessary), sand them, and just oil them with > teak oil, following instructions from Don Casey. If you think a sealer or > varnish would be better, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion. > > Also, inspired by Dennis's pictures from Touche, I've posted a few pictures > of my boat at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NqAxQ6JxFTaUlpUkZJWGt5RVk. > So far the only projects I've done are cosmetic stuff on the hull exterior: > lots of topsides buffing and waxing, putting on my own transom decals, > sanding and repainting the boot stripe, and spot-sanding and re-coating the > bottom with VC-17 (plus adding a combination spare tire / carrier wheel to > the trailer). > > I'd like to thank you all again for making this list such an outstanding > resource. I'm very grateful to be able to communicate with you all. And > special shout-out to Stu Murray for making all this possible - I just ordered > five quantity of "Photo Album Support" from the C&C Photo Album Online > Chandlery in appreciation. > > Cheers, > Randy > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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