stainless 'eyebrows' & grabrails

[Hank Park]

Submitted by Hank Park of Hudson, Fla. on 04/12 at 10:06PM regarding General_interest I am looking to replace the teak 'eyebrows' on the cabin and the grab rails with aluminum or preferably stainless. Those eye brows can be a pain (pia). It got to the point that the plugs are popping out even though I regularly clean & treat.I had cousioned covers made for the teak stantion seats in the lifeline railing fore and aft. No more fading, no work at all!If anyone can point me in the direction of stanless brows and grabrails I would be most appreciative!Sincerly,HankHBP3rd@aol.com

 

[Jack Tyler]

Hank, a boat's eyebrow is a cosmetic thing...

...intended to create a horizontal line for the eye and break up the vertical run of deck to cabin trunk side to cabin trunk top. You could e.g. replace your teak eyebrow trim with half-round stainless trim (easily found)...but you'd want to ask yourself a) why? and b) will it create the same 'break' visually as the dark wood accomplishes.You're of course right about maintaining an eyebrow. The inherent problem is that you can only cover the external side of the wood, so moisture can work in on both the top & bottom edges of the finish.Jack

 

[Dennis]

Tape It

I repaced my eyebrows with a strip of colored tape - it looks fine. You can have hadrails made by Dan Shannon, info@stainlessspecialties.com.