Recent content by Tom Guild

Thanks Jerry. I worked with Geoff Day over at Timeless Tube out of Poole, England www.timelesstube.com - he was great - and shipped with Alpha Global Logistics www.alphagloballogistics.co.uk. Timeless prepared and packed the tubes very well and Alpha Global Logistics picked them up and did a...

Hi Jeff, We used long self-tapping screw and used 3M-4000. The orignal rails were screwed in the same way and held firm for over 30 years, so we deceided to do the same without backing. The handrails on the 89' E34 fit into a slot that is slightly raised.

Thanks Loren. Yes - I ended up getting the rails from a UK company called Timeless Tube out of Poole, England www.timelesstube.com The rails came with the end pieces/caps in place but we had to remove and replace one end on each when we cut for the correct size.

Hi Christian. We used a table in the M-Yachts shop to do the bending. The old teak handrails maintained the arc/bend well, having been in the same position for over thirty years. They made a good template for both the bend and marking the holes - with many trips to the boat to double check.

Just finished installing new handrails as the final project of a fairly extensive refit on my 89' Ericson 34 over the past year. Went with 316 SS oval/eliptical tubing that matched the same shape of the teak rails very well. We had to curve them a little to match the contours of the boat and...

I had a similar issue and finally cured it by tightening the keel bolts. No need to drop the keel, but tightening the bolts seemed to seal things nicely.