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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? |
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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 |
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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%$t.... |
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On Mar 2, 12:22 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote: On Mar 2, 12:07 pm, katy wrote: Nathan Branden wrote: I've been tempted to use the stainless steel bathroom handrails on my cabintop. They are those handrails you see in Lowes or Home Depot, pretty sturdy bent tubing with only two welds. How will they stand up in a marine environment? They definitely long strong enough and mount over a wide area. I just think the boat store handrails are outrageously expensive and the bathroom ones a much less expensive and even look better. Nathan You sure they re just not plated? If they're plated they're going to pit and score...why do you want metal handrails anyway? Why not some nice teak rails..like most sailors have? Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than any teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep. Joe And are uglier tha s%$t....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You think so : http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr Just what makes them look like s%$t? Joe |
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Joe wrote:
On Mar 2, 12:22 pm, katy wrote: Joe wrote: On Mar 2, 12:07 pm, katy wrote: Nathan Branden wrote: I've been tempted to use the stainless steel bathroom handrails on my cabintop. They are those handrails you see in Lowes or Home Depot, pretty sturdy bent tubing with only two welds. How will they stand up in a marine environment? They definitely long strong enough and mount over a wide area. I just think the boat store handrails are outrageously expensive and the bathroom ones a much less expensive and even look better. Nathan You sure they re just not plated? If they're plated they're going to pit and score...why do you want metal handrails anyway? Why not some nice teak rails..like most sailors have? Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than any teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep. Joe And are uglier tha s%$t....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You think so : http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr Just what makes them look like s%$t? Joe They're yellow, for Pete's sake..what's that all about??? |
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On Mar 2, 2:35 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote: On Mar 2, 12:22 pm, katy wrote: Joe wrote: On Mar 2, 12:07 pm, katy wrote: Nathan Branden wrote: I've been tempted to use the stainless steel bathroom handrails on my cabintop. They are those handrails you see in Lowes or Home Depot, pretty sturdy bent tubing with only two welds. How will they stand up in a marine environment? They definitely long strong enough and mount over a wide area. I just think the boat store handrails are outrageously expensive and the bathroom ones a much less expensive and even look better. Nathan You sure they re just not plated? If they're plated they're going to pit and score...why do you want metal handrails anyway? Why not some nice teak rails..like most sailors have? Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than any teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep. Joe And are uglier tha s%$t....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You think so :http://sports.webshots.com/photo/269...63212926KtVVcr Just what makes them look like s%$t? Joe They're yellow, for Pete's sake..what's that all about???- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Makes them stand out, matches the yellow trim on the hull , http://sports.webshots.com/photo/152...63212926TDAGLs The yellow stuff is called paint. Joe |
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![]() "katy" wrote in message ... Stainless handrails like on RedCloud are 100 times stronger than any teak rail, and require 100X's less up-keep. Joe And are uglier tha s%$t.... katy's right, this time. Scotty |
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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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![]() "katy" wrote in message ... 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? Katy is right. Try them with a magnet and if it sticks to them keep clear. There are various specifications around for 'stainless' steel and the only ones that ought to be on your boat are non-magnetic. There are loads of crap 'stainless' bolts, screws etc around. |
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