Lots of people including myself have used various wicking mechanisms to draw the water away from the low points. Old halyard or sponge threaded through the toe rail are popular options.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 4:22 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > While inspecting a '74 35-2, I noticed something quite alarming: it > appears that in an effort to allow drainage off the decks, someone decided > to cut a small section of the toerail out, about 1/4" wide, using a hacksaw > or recip. saw. I could see where the saw blade nicked the deck slightly > below, and it also exposed the hull-deck joint edge. > > While this seems like a *really* bad idea, and quite a difficult hack to > reverse (I think the toerails are continuous), it also got me wondering how > others have solved this problem. In our wet climate, allowing water to pool > promotes lots of nasty stuff, which I assume was the reason for this ugly > hack job. I suppose one could hide it by attaching a short section of toe > rail or similar material on top of the cut, while still allowing water to > drain. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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