Boat Railing

[isis]

I have a 1973 Chrysler center console boat.I do not have the original railing that went around the front of the bow or is no longer available.If i buy some 7/8" aluminum tubing can i bend his with a conduit bender?I did find a original picture of the boat on a chrysler web site but that pretty much all i have.Plus the mounting holes still on the boat.Any suggestion or tips would be greatly appreicated.I also thought about regular conduit to make a pattern but not sure if they make a thin wall 7/8" conduit?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Boat Railing

it is called rub rail, and has a rubber insert.
http://www.tacomarine.com/cat--Aluminum-Rub-Rail-with-Flexible-Insert--cat2_aluminum_flex_rr.html

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Boat Railing

Boat railing and related hardware is solb on iboats do a search in the marine store tab abd use RAILING

Bright anodized .058" wall thickness.
Close tolerance to provide consistent use with rail and top fittings.

http://www.iboats.com/Boat_Tubing_R...e.match--**********.910115386--view_id.257634

 

[isis]

Re: Boat Railing

Tashasdaddy wrong type of railing.Bob VT got the right one.I know were to buy it,but do you need a conduit bender will work?Also what is a good height of the railing should be?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Boat Railing

the railing needs to cover the hull and cap joint.

 

[isis]

Re: Boat Railing

http://www.chryslercrew.com/
Not sure if this will work but if so it is the riling on the Commando 300 Sportfisherman.

 

[erikgreen]

Re: Boat Railing

A conduit bender of the right size will bend 7/8" tubing. You'll want thin wall tubing, the thick stuff is much harder.

However, that's really only good for radius bends the size of the conduit bender. Consider bending using a bending jig instead... basically a cutout of MDF the same shape as the eventual conduit, mounted on a table or another piece of MDF.

You clamp the tubing at one end to the jig, and use plain old muscle to form the rest of it to the jig's outline.

Alternatively, most people's bow railings don't perfectly match the hull outline, so you could just get a bow rail the right size from a salvage place or junk boat.

Erik

 

[jonesg]

Re: Boat Railing

I have a 1973 Chrysler center console boat.I do not have the original railing that went around the front of the bow or is no longer available.If i buy some 7/8" aluminum tubing can i bend his with a conduit bender?I did find a original picture of the boat on a chrysler web site but that pretty much all i have.Plus the mounting holes still on the boat.Any suggestion or tips would be greatly appreicated.I also thought about regular conduit to make a pattern but not sure if they make a thin wall 7/8" conduit?

I have the same boat, yours is the only other one I know of.
my bow rail is missing the front part but its approx 11 inches high at its highest (measured on top of the rail).

Got any pics? I'd love to know what the original splashwell looked like.

I made a ply splashwell instead.

http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/jonesg_photos/my boat/?action=view&current=Volvo075.jpg

http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/jonesg_photos/my boat/?action=view&current=20footboat.jpg

Mine is still being worked on, how do you like the ride?
is the 125hp enough ?