Some Recent works:
Sea Hound, a 24 ft Husky class motor sailer. Starboard side railings broken off after the vessel's mooring ropes were let go by vandals allowing the boat to drift on riverside at Wareham & receive contact damage. Insurance damage repair
Most of the rail already missing.
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All railing removed & deck edge overhang ground off
The original design was somewhat inconsistent so new simple design rails & toerails were machined up. The bend fwds was thought too extreme for cold bending so a steamed pre-bend was put onto the timber. Iroko steams reasonably well.
Click on picture to enlarge Railings 2" x 1" & steam for 1 hour then immediately set the bend.
Because of the stanchion bases it was better to fit short sections of toe rail at intermediate positions, both fastened & bedded on MS polymer
Click on picture to enlarge Railings awaiting cleaning up & plugging
Railings nearly fully fitted. Click to enlarge photo.
Bend successfully located without too much strain on fastenings
Railings nearly fixed but not finished
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WESTERLY GRIFFON
Late 2011:
The problem: Westerly Griffon
Westerly Griffon with teak rubbing strakes. The original rubbing strakes had been planed down & the fastenings were just appearing as the plugs were now too thin & coming off. Additionally there were black stains around these fastenings that could not be removed.
To remove the railing or the fastenings on Westerly models (Centaur, Konsort, 33, Conway Longbow,Renown, Pageant etc.) is almost an impossible job to do without spending an enormous sum as they are overlaminated internally & many are behind linings & furniture. To access these is prohibitively expensive. Especially considering that they are spaced every 6 inches.
The solution:
Unfortunately the original square edge rails had been rounded off, making the laying of an simple overstrip impractical, so the only method possible was to rebate the top & bottom edge of the rail & produce a new overlay strip in iroko with a matching ploughed groove which is not particularly easy.
A router was set up with a bearing cutter to rebate the top & bottom of the railing (see photo)
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Railings nearly fixed but not finished
Finished & oiled & plugged
Iroko when newly sawn is quite light in colour, but after a few days of UV light becomes almost the same colour as teak
The Blue hull has been previously painted & the owner will make good the paint here
LATEST: since the above work was completed under insurance, the owner asked if I could improve the port side without replacing the railing as this was in very poor condition. To keep costs down the port side has now had a thin section laid on the existing railing which was beyond restoration & new toe railings have been fitted Photos below. Substantial visual improvement without major replacement.
Port side with new outer railings, note that the rail is planted on the outside of the original to save costs following the owner's request to minimise expense but to maximise looks.
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New toe railing fitted to match stbd. side
The hull has now been painted the owner is finishing off all cosmetics for Season 2012
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Westerly Griffon Rails
Rebated original railings easily seen.
New railings starting to go on bedded on MS polymer.
Railings finished & looking as new again without having to remove the originals.
The other advantage is that the original scarf joints which are always prone to failure, can no longer move & come apart.