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Old 21-05-2013, 14:56   #1
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Shelf Rails

Shelf Guards for lack of the correct name. basically a retaining rail so stuff don't fall off the shelf.
Not much of a project but definitely necessary.
Sometimes I think Mainships were built with absolutely no thought given that they might actually be used on the water.
Most shelves and ledges have a 1" high lip. Now anything on your shelf over 1" high will take a nose dive with the
slightest bit of rocking, whether from a waves or wakes.
I just cut some strips of red oak 1/2" thick X 1 1/2" tall X whatever length I needed for the V-Berth and did the same with Teak in the forward head.
I try to keep the wood the same as what is already there. I went to Home depot and bought some strips of 1" wide X 1/8" thick aluminum strips.
I bent them into an "L" shaped bracket and cut to desired height (height). Then drilled the mounting holes - 2 into the shelf and 1 into the retaining strip or shelf guard. I used cap nuts on the screws coming through the wood strip so that no one will cut their fingers on a sharp edge. These are not the sturdiest retaining guards known to mankind but more than sufficient to do the intended job of preventing things from falling off the shelf.
I made my own "L" Brackets because the 'store bought' ones had the holes in the wrong places and didn't look as good either - at least , to me.
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Old 21-05-2013, 19:58   #2
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Re: Shelf Rails

Looks good and functional too. Good job!
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Old 21-05-2013, 20:13   #3
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Shelf Guards for lack of the correct name. basically a retaining rail so stuff don't fall off the shelf.
Not much of a project but definitely necessary.
Sometimes I think Mainships were built with absolutely no thought given that they might actually be used on the water.
Most shelves and ledges have a 1" high lip. Now anything on your shelf over 1" high will take a nose dive with the
slightest bit of rocking, whether from a waves or wakes.
I just cut some strips of red oak 1/2" thick X 1 1/2" tall X whatever length I needed for the V-Berth and did the same with Teak in the forward head.
I try to keep the wood the same as what is already there. I went to Home depot and bought some strips of 1" wide X 1/8" thick aluminum strips.
I bent them into an "L" shaped bracket and cut to desired height (height). Then drilled the mounting holes - 2 into the shelf and 1 into the retaining strip or shelf guard. I used cap nuts on the screws coming through the wood strip so that no one will cut their fingers on a sharp edge. These are not the sturdiest retaining guards known to mankind but more than sufficient to do the intended job of preventing things from falling off the shelf.
I made my own "L" Brackets because the 'store bought' ones had the holes in the wrong places and didn't look as good either - at least , to me.

It looks very nice. good job! My boat came with that, but they're not quite high enough for such a tender boat, and I have made what amounts to lee cloths for the shelves.
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Old 21-05-2013, 20:47   #4
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Looks very nice. Well done.
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Shelf Guards for lack of the correct name ...
Nice shelf fiddle rails.
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Old 22-05-2013, 06:13   #6
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Thanks Gord

I recently was reminded of that.

The words "fiddle rails" are as common to me as my own name. I just could not remember it. My 'word recall' has been pretty bad lately. Scary at best.
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Old 22-05-2013, 06:30   #7
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Re: Shelf Rails

I underwent a memory & cognition test, about a month ago.
When I saw my Doctor, last week, I forgot to ask him for the results.
Doesn’t bode well.
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