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Cheapo Handrails
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%$t....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You think so :http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr Just what makes them look like s%$t? Joe They're yellow, for Pete's sake..what's that all about???- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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... |
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Flag etiquette
On Mar 2, 3:19 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: Size of Flags Although flags come in a fixed, standardized series of sizes, there are guidelines which will help in selecting the proper size for your boat. Keeping in mind that flags are more often too small than too large, use the rules given below, and round upward to the nearest larger standard size. The flag at the stern of your boat-U.S. ensign, yacht ensign, or USPS ensign-should be one inch on the fly for each foot of overall length. The hoist will normally be two-thirds of the fly, but some flags such as the USCG Auxiliary ensign have different proportions. Placement of flags The U.S. ensign is proper for all U.S. yachts, without reservation. This is "Old Glory," with 50 stars and 13 stripes. All boats, when at anchor, fly it from the stern staff, if so equipped, only while occupied. It is flown from the stern staff of powerboats underway on inland waters. If the powerboat has a mast and gaff, the proper display is at the gaff. On a sportsfisherman, where a stern staff would be in the way of the action, the practice is to fly the ensign from a halyard rigged just behind the tuna tower. On Marconi-rigged sailboats under sail alone, the practice for many years had been to fly the ensign from the leech of the aftermost sail, approximately 2/3 the length of the leech above the clew. This puts it in about the same position it would occupy if the boat were gaff-rigged, and on gaff-rigged sailboats it is proper to fly the ensign from the peak of the aftermost gaff. The advent of the modern high-aspect-ratio rig, with the boom end well inboard of the stern, has made it is possible to fly the ensign from the stern staff of a sailboat underway, and this is now an accepted practice. However, the ensign should never be displayed while the boat is racing. Under power alone, or at anchor or made fast, the ensign should be flown from the stern staff of all sailboats. If an overhanging boom requires that the staff be off center, it should preferably be on the starboard side. http://www.deepcreekyachtclub.com/We....htm#us-ensign Wilbur Hubbard The position of honour on a ship is the quarterdeck at the stern of the ship, and thus ensigns are traditionally flown either from an ensign staff at the ship's stern, or from a gaff rigged over the stern. Nowadays when a ship is at sea the ensign is often shifted to the starboard yardarm. Old Navy habit I guess Joe |
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Cheapo Handrails
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%$t....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You think so :http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr Just what makes them look like s%$t? Joe They're yellow, for Pete's sake..what's that all about???- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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 - - Show quoted text - 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 |
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Cheapo Handrails
"katy" wrote in message ... 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%$t.... katy's right, this time. Scotty |
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Cheapo Handrails
On Mar 2, 3:59 pm, "Scotty" w@u wrote:
"katy" wrote in message ... Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than any teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep. Joe And are uglier tha s%$t.... katy's right, this time. Scotty No she's not. Joe |
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Cheapo Handrails
"katy" wrote in message ... Ugh...you [ainted your rails yellow...looks like junk... now Katy. |
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