Hi, I have the starboard plastic handrails from CD, and plan to bed them with Bed-It-Butyl tape. I've read all I can find on the topic, but have a question that I've only found conflicting info on:
How best to attach the rails to the boat? This is of course from the inside, through the cabin top, up into predrilled handrails. It needs to hold up under load.
Which is sufficient or necessary?
A) Wood screws
B) Wood screws plus some kind of epoxy or glue to hold the threads in the starboard
C) Through bolts, using a press-in threaded fitting in the starboard
D) Through-bolted, with a full washer/nut on the top side. This would involve making an oversized hole and a cap in the rail. I've not found any mention that this is necessary for this application.
E) Something else?
Thanks!
How best to attach the rails to the boat? This is of course from the inside, through the cabin top, up into predrilled handrails. It needs to hold up under load.
Which is sufficient or necessary?
A) Wood screws
B) Wood screws plus some kind of epoxy or glue to hold the threads in the starboard
C) Through bolts, using a press-in threaded fitting in the starboard
D) Through-bolted, with a full washer/nut on the top side. This would involve making an oversized hole and a cap in the rail. I've not found any mention that this is necessary for this application.
E) Something else?
Thanks!