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Stern rail snapped :(

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Captnkev25
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Initially Posted - 09/24/2012 : 12:02:46

Well due to a surprise pop up storm and 50mph gusts I'm looking for a new stern rail :(. I had the Magma BBQ mount mounted to the starboard rail and apparently it jutted out just enough with the strong winds to smash against the piling and turn the starboard side railing into a twisted mess. The stantion didn't "rip" out thank goodness so there is no fiberglass damage just damage to the rail. It's beyond welding repair. If anyone has one or can point me in the direction of one my email is the same as my user name here @gmail.com. Thanks for any input. I did post this in the swap meet section as well and got no reponse. If anyone can point me in the direction of an online source or any other alternatives that would be great. Thanks

Kevin (1984 C25 Standard Rig, Swing Keel, Traditional Interior)

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 09/24/2012 : 12:17:34

Catalina Direct has them for $490.00

[url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=678&ParentCat=38"]C25 Stern Pulpit Early Model[/url]

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 09/24/2012 : 15:50:54

Go without for a while, you may like it.

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 09/24/2012 : 18:30:32

I've got my original which was cut in two by the DPO. The starboard side was bent similarly to your, in a storm. A good smith might be able to bend it back straight. The port side is perfectly fine. The DPO needed to remove the stern rail between the halves to allow his guests to board via the transom.
If you can salvage the starboard section of yours and can use mine, I'd be willing to sell it. If you're near CT all the better. You can reach me on bruce_ross at sbcglobal dot net.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 : 06:05:12

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 Go without for a while, you may like it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

My first sailboat came to me sans stern pulpit. It was kind of liberating.

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Captnkev25
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Response Posted - 09/30/2012 : 21:52:55

Hmmm hadn't considered going without. I probably would like it lol. Any suggestions on hooking up the life lines? It is completely snapped in 3 places so bending isn't an option. I'm a plumber by trade so I coulda straightened it myself with our benders lol

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CarbonSink62
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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 07:10:29

Hi Kevin,

Look through the gallery, I think I saw a boat in there without the pushpit.

I recall that the life lines end at a SS eye bolt about a foot forward of the transom.

Ken

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 07:48:13

A friends Catalina 22 is setup with no stern pulpit. It has the lifelines going to eyelets on the deck near the cockpit winches.

I'm personally not a big fan. It makes it less safe to sit up on the cockpit coaming, and doesn't give you anywhere to store some basic gear like a life-ring.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 10:14:24

On a lake it might feel liberating... On an ocean (or facsimile thereof), I think I'd feel very insecure--maybe for no good reason. (I'm one who can't back my car out of the garage without fastening the seat-belt--I feel like I might fall out of the window!) That's why I made the mod Bruce refers to, rather than simply removing the rail altogether. (It also made access to & from the swim ladder easier.)

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 11:17:42

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 On a lake it might feel liberating... On an ocean (or facsimile thereof), I think I'd feel very insecure--maybe for no good reason.
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Dave,

To get over the insecurity of not having a stern rail, just close your eyes and pretend you're on a Morris.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 13:38:59

Don--looks like a lake to me...

Most of their boats have rails, stanchions, and life-lines--I see them from time to time. The ones without are at the boat shows. A friend (a veteran cruising sailor) spent a night at a dock right behind one of them--the personal boat of the owner of Morris Yachts. My friend said it made him nervous just standing on the dock looking at it. That particular line has small cabin trunks that don't extend forward of the mast. Forward of that, there are no hand-holds--nothing. I close my eyes, imagine heading for Nantucket in a blow, and think, "Nope."

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redviking
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Response Posted - 10/01/2012 : 21:01:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 On a lake it might feel liberating... On an ocean (or facsimile thereof), I think I'd feel very insecure--maybe for no good reason.
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Dave,

To get over the insecurity of not having a stern rail, just close your eyes and pretend you're on a Morris.

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Note that he is rich enough to have a chase boat follow him around just in case. It looks cool, but I wouldn't do it... Lifelines and rails are there for a reason. But then again, I firmly believe that motorcyclists who don't wear helmets are telling the whole world they have no brain worth protecting.

Sten

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 10/02/2012 : 07:08:57

There is a guy selling two of them in the swap meet.

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keukawing
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Response Posted - 10/02/2012 : 17:52:31

I have two from a 1988 Catalina 25

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Captnkev25
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Response Posted - 10/04/2012 : 20:09:51

Great. Ill call Catalina tomorrow and inquire about fitment

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