One of the cabin top teak handrails has a little bit of movement at one of the attachment points...you have to yank on it, but it moves where the others don't. I want to take both of them off and re-bed them, but I'm not sure what to expect, mainly since I can't see the inside because of the liner. I need to re-bed the bow pulpit bases as well, one of them is leaking, but at least I can see the back to know what I'm getting in to.
Things like...are they screwed in to a backing plate or through bolted (unlikely I think)? Do I need to access them from the inside? Is the loose spot just likely not tightened enough? Are they through cored deck or those "core windows" (wondering if removing the core, filling with epoxy, etc, is an option if they're in cored areas)? Or more importantly, if I take it apart, will I be able to get it back together successfully and properly?
Does anyone not varnish the handrails? This boat has an odd combo of varnished handrails and dorade boxes, oiled companionway trim and hatch inserts, oiled cockpit table, and nothing has been done on the taffrail. The toe rail is aluminum. I was considering either varnishing the taffrail so the visible exterior pieces match, or removing the varnish and going with natural/oiled.
Thanks and Happy New Year! Brian
Things like...are they screwed in to a backing plate or through bolted (unlikely I think)? Do I need to access them from the inside? Is the loose spot just likely not tightened enough? Are they through cored deck or those "core windows" (wondering if removing the core, filling with epoxy, etc, is an option if they're in cored areas)? Or more importantly, if I take it apart, will I be able to get it back together successfully and properly?
Does anyone not varnish the handrails? This boat has an odd combo of varnished handrails and dorade boxes, oiled companionway trim and hatch inserts, oiled cockpit table, and nothing has been done on the taffrail. The toe rail is aluminum. I was considering either varnishing the taffrail so the visible exterior pieces match, or removing the varnish and going with natural/oiled.
Thanks and Happy New Year! Brian