teak handrails on 9.2a

SailingaS2

SailingaS2

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Jun 14, 2004
30
S2 9.2A Marblehead Oh
has anybody replaced the teak handrails on the cabintop
the 13 foot long ones
if so where did you get lumber ?
did you do single piece or splice ?
Thanks
Tom
 
Mark Maulden

Mark Maulden

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Jan 25, 2011
2,437
S2 11.0A Anacortes, WA
Thought about it several yrs ago. Instead, I pulled em off and took em home and refinished. Contact Edensaw in pt. Townsend WA. They could get me the lengths but it would be plantation grown. I think the 11.0A. Is around 16ft....
 
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Big Dave

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Jul 10, 2013
3
S2 8.5 28 Virginia Inland Sailing Association
I'm replacing mine on a 8.6. I really lucked out my business neighbor is a cabinet shop and they had a left over board from a job that was almost long enough to do it in one piece. We are splicing a 3" end between the two bolts on the companion way end. They got the teak from Homestead Lumber in Ohio. You might have better luck with something like I personally also.
 
BobM

BobM

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Jun 10, 2004
3,269
S2 9.2A Winthrop, MA
If you refinish don't use a sander. I did and it removed way too much material.
 
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gpdesign

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Nov 14, 2012
8
S2 9.2A Edmonds
I replaced mine 5 years ago with a Ipe (ironwood?). This is pretty readily available in long lengths as decking material. Very similar to teak in looks and durability but much cheaper.
 
sailcruiser

sailcruiser

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Sep 6, 2011
435
I would try to strip any remaining finish with something like Citristrip. I would then suggest cleaning the teak with a 3:1 liquid laundry soap and bleach boosted by a little TSP. (Recommended by Don Casey over on BoatUS tech articles)

Paint the mixture on and lightly scrub with a stiff brush with the grain of the wood. Let it sit for several minutes light scrub again and rinse. It helps to clean it up and can be repeated without degrading wood like teak cleaner which is oxalic acid.

If you want easy you may want to look at the synthetic route:
http://www.plasteak.com/plasteak-recycled-plastic-products/boat-trim/hand-rails

Hope this helps
SC
 
Lorin Smith

Lorin Smith

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Feb 22, 2012
34
S2 8.5 1983 Seattle
I replaced the ones on my 8.5 that had eroded away and become willowy from 30 years of scrubbing and oiling. Any good hardwood dealer will have teak in suitable dimensions to allow you to mill them to the profile used on the old ones. Also, I used the old ones to locate the holes in the new ones. I made mine a little thicker than the originals. Use care on the compound angles on the forward ends, the aft ends can be trimmed in place. Install from the aft end (two bolts) working forward and don't tighten any bolts until ALL are inserted. Easy job!
 
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