Hi Steve, I'll be fastening Grenadine's new exterior handrails in a couple weeks. She's a 30-1, hull #7, built September 1972. I'm pretty sure her old handrails were original, and they were fastened with screws through the cabin top from the inside. No bungs on the exterior handrails. I drilled out the bungs from the interior handrails, which covered a long screw fastening both the interior and exterior handrails. Then, under each interior handrail base, there were two more shorter screws fastening the exterior handrails. I've got pictures of the project at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NqAxQ6JxFTc093OExfMGRBX1E .
I know that doesn't address your specific question. But maybe you could consider changing fasteners. Instead of using bolts and nuts, maybe you could switch to using just screws from the inside? You could fill and bung the holes in the exterior handrails as necessary. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Tattrie via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Steven Tattrie" <steven.tatt...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:45:40 AM Subject: Stus-List putting teek hand rails back together - tips Hello all, I removed teak hand rails from my C&C30 MK1 1979 last fall. There is an inside and outside rail that are both fastened together by the same bolt and nut (inside nut). Both ends are recessed into the rail with teak plug to fill the hole. I haven't tried to install them back yet however, I am wondering how I can hold the nut on the inside so that it does not turn keeping in mind that it is recessed into the wood and a socket/ wrench will not hold it (fit in the hole). Any tips on this process!! Steve _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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