As a follow-up, I should have noted that I also sent the original handrails to White Water for additional reference. The purpose of the bolt hole pattern is to establish the bend. The stainless rails for my two projects came pre-bent. You can’t just bend them in place during installation like you can do with wood. The stainless is too rigid.
From: Matthew Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 7:26 AM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: 'Peter W.' <typhoonpe...@gmail.com>; Matthew Wolford <wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Stus-List Re: Hand rail replacement- sources Peter: I replaced the handrails on my 34, and subsequently on my 42 Custom, with stainless. In my case, I removed the old handrails, laid out pieces of thick paper over the bolt holes (totally flat, taped in place), and made patterns of the holes. The paper patterns were then rolled up and shipped to White Wate Marine (Port Huron, MI). The rails on my 34 came with bolts welded on. Most fit, but a few required a little adjustment (filling/drilling). The rail for my 42 came with nuts welded in place, so the bolts are installed from inside the boat. Again, most of the bolt holes lined up, but a few needed adjustment. On the 42 replacement, we discovered that welding distorted the threads on a few of the nuts, so we ran a tap through each one to resolve the issue. Overall, White Water does nice work, and I greatly prefer stainless handrails. https://whitewatermarineinc.com/ Matt 1976 C&C 42 Custom From: Nathan Post via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 8:57 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Peter W. <typhoonpe...@gmail.com <mailto:typhoonpe...@gmail.com> >; Nathan Post <nathan8...@gmail.com <mailto:nathan8...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Hand rail replacement- sources Peter, I replaced the teak rails with stainless steel with three attachment points which Kato Marine https://www.katomarine.com/about.htm in 2020. They made custom length for me and shipped so it was pretty easy. They also make a great tieoff point for a lanyard when going up to the mast if I don't have jack lines rigged and it gets a bit rough on a day sail. I had them put the mounting points at the lengths required for the teak rail although there are fewer so that they would align with some of the existing the holes at each end and in the middle. I fiberglassed over the other holes during a full deck refit and repaint that I did at the same time. If you aren't doing that then you could probably just put a bolt and washer through the old holes you don't need with some bed-it tape to seal it. Love the stainless steel and it is no maintenance. While the stainless steel was built straight, it was flexible enough to bend to match the deck curve as I installed it. Some say it gets hot in the sun but at least here in NE I haven't had a problem with it getting too hot to touch. Nathan S/V Wisper 1981 C&C 34 On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 8:28 PM Peter W. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Anyone had any experience to share regarding the replacement of hand rails? I am looking for two(2) 6-loop hand rails for my 30MKII. I found several web sites, but I am not familiar with any of vendors. Also, from the (lack of) info, I can’t determine if the loops will match up with the existing holes in the deck. Thanks, Pete W. Siren Song ‘90 C&C 30MKII Irvington, Va. Sent from my iPad Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
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