[Rhodes22-list] loose railings

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Jefferson,
I just rebuilt my 1974.
I drilled out the remaining stanchion pop rivets and removed all the various screws that had been installed over 40 years. I also took off all the stanchion hull mounts both front and rear. I rebedded them in 3M5200 and put ss fender washers under all the ss mounting screws and nuts.
I am a anti leak fanatic so I coated the stanchion base mounting screws in silicone sealant before I reinstalled them. I also put a small dab of silicone under and on the top the head of every screw I reinstalled on the entire boat. 
I then drilled out the stanchion mounts, sttaightened the tubing and reinstalled the tubing into the stanchion mounts and connectors  with larger #12 ss sheet metal screws. I also put a dab of Pl construction adhesive inside every fitting and drove in a small plastic wedge to further stiffen the connections. It may be overkill but they are not going to fail or pull out when I need them the most.

Fred Haag
Phoenix


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From: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
Date:04/03/2015  11:38 AM  (GMT-07:00) 
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] loose railings 


Hello all ­ the pulpit and stern railings on my '76 Rhodes have become loose
in the stanchions. The stanchions themselves are solidly attached. I see two
rivets (?) on each stanchion intended to hold the railings tight. What tool
can one use to tighten these ­ if it is possible? Otherwise I'll drill the
rivets out, tap in some threads and use screws to tighten the railings. Any
advice gratefully received!

Jefferson  


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