Homemade wooden pushpits?
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Thanks everyone. It's been sort of a fun little side project but there's too much debate about safety and rightfully so. I've decided to go with stainless steel.
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Off the subject, checkout this place for sails. They are very helpful and nice to work with. They sell new (they loft them) and used sails. They can alter used sails too!
http://atlanticsailtraders.com/index.htm?new.htm~right
http://atlanticsailtraders.com/index.htm?new.htm~right
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You sound like people back in the day that favored steel over wooden boats.
You Can always build your own handrails or something over the cabin roof, the causeway (what ever you call the opening to go into the boat) and things like that. I do agree it may not ne strong enough when it would need to be at it's strongest.
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Ohhhhh, good stuff! Thnk you, Capt UBCapt UB wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:37 am Off the subject, checkout this place for sails. They are very helpful and nice to work with. They sell new (they loft them) and used sails. They can alter used sails too!
http://atlanticsailtraders.com/index.htm?new.htm~right
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Hi OQ! Yup, you are right. Figured the subject was a good one for the forum to decide. I do plan to make my own hand / grab rails for the cabin roofOrangeQuest wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:45 amYou sound like people back in the day that favored steel over wooden boats.
You Can always build your own handrails or something over the cabin roof, the causeway (what ever you call the opening to go into the boat) and things like that. I do agree it may not ne strong enough when it would need to be at it's strongest.
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In the book "This Old Boat" he shows a very cool way to make handrails. I did a set for a C22 and they worked out great. This is a page for someone else's homemade rails...
https://svskye.wordpress.com/2014/06/26 ... d-sawdust/
https://svskye.wordpress.com/2014/06/26 ... d-sawdust/
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Thank you, CaptUB! That is exactly what I had in mind.Capt UB wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:17 pm In the book "This Old Boat" he shows a very cool way to make handrails. I did a set for a C22 and they worked out great. This is a page for someone else's homemade rails...
https://svskye.wordpress.com/2014/06/26 ... d-sawdust/
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I just sent them the sail plan (Jacques' Chinese lug-the one in the AD16 plans) and asked for a quote. Thanks again.Capt UB wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:37 am Off the subject, checkout this place for sails. They are very helpful and nice to work with. They sell new (they loft them) and used sails. They can alter used sails too!
http://atlanticsailtraders.com/index.htm?new.htm~right
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