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Cheapo Handrails
"Joe" wrote in message
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On Mar 2, 2:35 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
On Mar 2, 12:22 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
On Mar 2, 12:07 pm, katy wrote:
Nathan Branden wrote:
I've been tempted to use the stainless steel bathroom handrails
on my
cabintop. They are those handrails you see in Lowes or Home
Depot,
pretty sturdy bent tubing with only two welds. How will they
stand up
in a marine environment? They definitely long strong enough and
mount
over a wide area. I just think the boat store handrails are
outrageously expensive and the bathroom ones a much less
expensive and
even look better.
Nathan
You sure they
re just not plated? If they're plated they're going to pit and
score...why do you want metal handrails anyway? Why not some
nice teak
rails..like most sailors have?
Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than
any
teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep.
Joe
And are uglier tha s%$t....- Hide quoted text -
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You think so
:http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr
Just what makes them look like s%$t?
Joe
They're yellow, for Pete's sake..what's that all about???- Hide
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Makes them stand out, matches the yellow trim on the hull ,
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/152...63212926TDAGLs
The yellow stuff is called paint.
Joe
A most excellent choice of colors BTW.
Wilbur Hubbard
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