35-2 Toe rail

[p.gazibara]

Heat all,

Curious if anyone here knows how the toe-rails are constructed. My bow pulpit is thru bolted to the toe rail forward, and I’m considering drilling it out every so often and feeding dyneema loops through for lashing points. Would be nice for the furler line and to hold down the lifeline netting I’m about to install for the little one.

I’m wondering if I drill them out, will there be a hollow somewhere where water can get into the boat? Will I need to sleeve them with a bit of glass tube? That would make the job much more laborious.

Are they just glass and bog as I suspect?

Cheers,
-p

 

[Mark F]

This might help https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/repair-hull-deck-joint-under-rub-rail.19412/#post-152202
Your hull/deck joint may be different since Cinderella was so heavily modified for bluewater sailing.

 

[p.gazibara]

This might help https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/repair-hull-deck-joint-under-rub-rail.19412/#post-152202
Your hull/deck joint may be different since Cinderella was so heavily modified for bluewater sailing.

Thanks Mark, as expected, filled with bog. I’ll just drill through, sand neatly and add dyneema loops. Will be nice to have solid tie down points.

-p

 

[gareth harris]

Mine were the same solid structure and I think they were standard in the era. They would certainly be strong enough to hold lifeline netting.

I do not know anything about furling systems, if tension is an issue then you would want to spread the load.

Gareth
Freyja E35 #241 1972