Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I am about to put saw and router to a boat buck's worth of solid surface
material. I have the galley and head counters laid out and templates made
just right but before I cut I need to figure out the salon table so I am
looking for opinions.

Some people say fiddle rails are a must and others say they just get in the
way. Rutu is designed from the beginning to be an island hopper not a world
cruiser. I could make them removable but that presents a storage problem
and puts 8 to 10 holes in the surface.

I made mine removable. I'd say they aren't needed but I felt if missing,
the boat wouldn't look right. My last boat had a center table with a
storage well. The fiddles would store in the well when not in use.

In actual sailing, I doubt I installed the fiddles once. I only put them
in to look nautical at anchor / dock.

-paul