I want to add hand rails to the side of my dodger but can only find ones where you have to drill thru the dodger frame to attach them. Has anyone found a source for rails that clamp onto the frame?
Thanks!
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Chuck Parker
HelenRita 2072 Mk II
2002 Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Chuck,
Sailrite makes a handrail for the side of the dodger frame that they use in their dodger kit. About $61.50 each. check out http://www.sailrite.com/search?keywords=hand rails.
Bill Dolan 1990 Catalina C-36 MKI - Hull #1041 'Williwaw'
Std. Rig, Walk Through, Wing Keel
M35, Oberdorfer Conversion,
Home Waters; Charlotte Harbor & The Gulf Islands of Florida
'You are never out of work if you own a boat'
Thanks Bill!
Chuck Parker
HelenRita 2072 Mk II
2002 Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
See image.
Use hinged rail mount from http://www.marinepartdepot.com/newststdehi.html
Lots of sources for hand rail
https://www.google.com/search?q=stainless+steel+hand+rails+dodger+sailboat&tbm=isch&source=iu&pf=m&ictx=1&fir=u2pBBr3rxaGDJM%253A%252Cm3tkwywfw_IRVM%252C_&usg=__s8bo_H8CK_LanOALVqiYE9Gpng4%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZn9bTvajXAhXG6YMKHWiKCbMQ9QEImQEwAQ#imgrc=u2pBBr3rxaGDJM:
Nile Schneider
Mañana C36 #1798
Lake Champlain, VT
Chuck -
Just FYI, our dodger handrails were installed right after we bought Tehani in Maryland. They are mounted in holes drilled right through the canvas and dodger frame. At first I was upset, as this looked lazy and less than ship-shape. However, after five years, they look like the day they were installed, with no fraying of the canvas. We consider this perhaps the single best upgrade we've done on the boat!
Joe & Patti Worth
"Tehani"
1999 C36 MKII #1810
Atlantic Highlands, NJ