[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Rails

[Chris Geankoplis]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My son and I installed 6-8 of these fittings on our boat to create
> lifelines and netting and to extend the tubular railing to provide more
> safety around the cockpit. The brackets I picked up at Stan’s. It might be
> hard to get though you might ask Charlie. Worst case you could have a local
> welder who works with 316 stainless to make you up a 1/2 dozen or so.
> Mounting them on the outside kept the decks open. Of course, they each had
> robust backing plates. The project worked out fine. The photo will be at
> the bottom I hope.
>
> Chris G
> Kansas Xenos
> (But on board Enosis II in, warm for now, Florida)
>
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM Tom Hyatt via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>> Happy New Year to all.
>>
>> I'm looking for a set of rails (described on the Rhode parts website as
>> "Life Rails'') for my R22.. Does anyone have any information on where I
>> might be able to find them? Alternatively, it might be just as good to
>> find
>> stanchions that would fit on the raised ridges at the gunwales of the
>> Rhodes. From those I could add my own lines or horizontal rails. I know I
>> can find deck-mounted stanchions but I'm not interested in giving up the
>> deck space for walking from the cockpit forward. .
>>
>> Has anyone DIY'd side rails or lines? Any tips or suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help you might provide.
>>
>> Tom Hyatt
>> S/V Eliza Jane, 1978
>> Baltimore, MD.
>>
>
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