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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 03/11/2009 : 16:41:12

If you are considering following the lead of those who have gone ahead and removed the middle section of stern rail, I just found a supplier (in Canada) who has the fittings to install a pelican hook & gate in its place; or to simply plug the cut ends of the rail.

Here is the link - I claim no affiliation.

http://www.stainless-steel-direct.com/stainless_steel_deck_bimini.asp

Has anyone tried relocating the light when they did this? I would like to do mine and just put elbows in in place of the existing stern rail.

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/11/2009 : 21:23:22

As you may already have seen, I just left a little extension where the light is attached--you can sorta see it behind the bimini strut--and cut the starboard side flush to the stanchion. I thought it was a trivial difference.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/12/2009 : 22:35:31

So now that I have a "new" stern rail for Passage after last fall's nor'easter twisted up the port section like a pretzel.

Two questions:
>> Should I remove the middle section so that it goes back to "normal"?
and
>> Where should I hang the replacement stern light? ?ust bolt it on to one of aft stanchions? . . . rather than trying to recreate Dave's cool hanger.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/13/2009 : 10:36:07

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Voyager
 Should I remove the middle section so that it goes back to "normal"?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">That's not normal. That's Dave's solution to a tricky boarding situation in a town boat club slip, and turned out to be nice for operating the outboard and using the boarding ladder... YMMV. (Leaving the center in might help avoid future "folding like a pretzel.")
<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Where should I hang the replacement stern light? ?ust bolt it on to one of aft stanchions? . . . rather than trying to recreate Dave's cool hanger.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">That wasn't Dave's cool hanger... It was Catalina's. The "new" rail doesn't have it? Does it have a hole for wires?

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 03/13/2009 10:36:49

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