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Cheapo Handrails
"Nathan Branden" wrote in message ... 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 Nathan, If you own or sail a properly designed sailboat you need no hand rails on the cabin top. Hand rails are used only on sailboats that have side decks. A proper sailboat has a flush or raised deck. Instead of walking precariously along the side decks, on a proper sailboat you walk on top of the flush or raised deck. Here is a picture of a proper raised deck sailboat. http://www.sailboatlistings.com/sailimg/6070/SJ2003.jpg and here's another http://captneal.homestead.com/files/stbsd.jpg Note the total absence of unsightly hand rails. Wilbur Hubbard |
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