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Old 13-12-2024, 17:22   #1
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Newporter Ketch Handrails

I'm doing a very slow but steady remodel of a previously abused/abandoned '57 ketch. Thinking about wooden handrails and possibly "rail caps". I'm in Hawaii and honestly have not seen any actual wooden handrails (undoubtably due to maintenance and material prices). Mine is a strange center console design (the only Newporter CC I have ever seen), and I thought the heavier rails (rather than stainless cable or pipe) might provide some contrast.

Can anyone point me towards a rail standard for size, thickness, and height? On my boat all that was left of the handrails were the holes in the gunwales where the stanchions had been screwed in.

Also, a very new first time boat owner. Thanks in advance.
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Old 14-12-2024, 11:07   #2
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Re: Newporter Ketch Handrails

2x3 or even 2x4 capstrip. Largest supports managable. Wood is very bulky compared to the same amount of protection provided by metal and wire.
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Old 15-12-2024, 11:09   #3
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Re: Newporter Ketch Handrails

Lots of Newporter data online, some pictures on my posting. I have rebuilt some of the rail cap and bulwarks in the past. Still sailing.
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