On Mar 2, 3:27 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote:
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 quoted text -

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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

Ugh...you [ainted your rails yellow...maybe you should get a junk...- Hide quoted text -

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I wish I could afford a 200 year old mahogany Fu-chuan Junk, about a
80 ft one.
I was aboard one in Victoria Harbor (Hong Kong) back in the 80's it
was awesome, the craftsmanship, joinery, and carvings where amazing.
The hull had 4" thick planks. Same family owned the boat since it was
buildt.
You would be mistaken to think they are Junk.

Joe