Randy,
She looks beautiful!
I did the handrails on my Viking a few years ago. But there was no
headliner and the interior handrails did not alight with the exterior.
They were lagged through the coach roof though and the screw heads were
very obvious.
I would suggest having a look at compass marine's web page about advice
in plugging off the screw holes, re-drilling and countersinking the
penetrations if it isn't already done. that is an awesome resource for
a bunch of boat systems.
I used epiphanies varnish on the handrails and coated them 8 times all
around. I think if I were to do it again I might epoxy them first but,
the jury is still out as that epoxy kind of just peels up in prolonged
UV exposure.
I also bedded them using the butyl tape recommended in the compass
marine article and bought that from compass. In fact I followed the
bedding instructions on the site as closely as I could.
Those rails did not leak for the 3 seasons I had her after the
replacement and I stepped on the repeatedly.
I also replaced the forward hatch the same year, the same way and again
no leaks. what really sold me on butyl is that the deck hull joint was
sealed that way and nearly 40 years later it was still pliable!
Danny
On 4/19/2016 2:21 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List 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
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