[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Rails

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Todd,
Yes I got them when I visited Edenton a few years ago.
Chris G
Xenos

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris, where did you get those fittings? Did you get them from GB or
> fabricate them yourself?
>
> Todd T
>
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 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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