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Source for A25 teak grabrail

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homesteady
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Source for A25 teak grabrail

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Hi all,

I looking for an equivalent teak grabrail for the topsides of our '75 deluxe. The replacement rails available off the shelf have a shorter center-to-center measurement than the original. I need to replace several and would be nice not to be filling and redrilling all the attachment points.

Any tips or referrals for suppliers is appreciated! Or are these typically custom when replaced?

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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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You can buy them form Albin Motor in Sweden. https://albinmotor.se/en/albin-boat-spa ... boat-ad21/

The exchange is 0.12 USD/SEK

Stefan is super easy to deal with and shipping with DHL is only a few days and not to expensive. As long as you stay under $800 including shipping you don't need to pay any customs etc. He have the clips for the curtain rods, the bottom plug with the peculiar M15x1 thread and the air intake vents for the rear deck too.

Hopefully they are not closed for summer vacation.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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That's great! Thanks for the link
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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I looked at the pictures on yours. They did not look all that bad. LeTokonois will make them good again.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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The Sailor's Exchange in St. Augustine, Fl has generic grab rails. If you call them with your measurement holes, they probably have what you need. Shipping will be pricey, but not as much as from Sweden.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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https://www.sailors-exchange.com/produc ... handrails/

I figured I should add a link. I'm not sure they will have the right measurements, but it's worth calling them up to see if they have something that will work. At the prices they offer (about $10/"loop") it might even be worth it to make some new holes and seal the old ones.

It's also worth mentioning that I got an Origo alcohol stove, with the burners, in acceptable condition, for around $25 from this store. They sell new Italian-made BBB (or equivalent) chain for a reasonable price. I don't remember what I paid, but for what I would have paid for it at West Marine, I got the chain, all new dock lines (6) the stove, and several miscellaneous items.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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When replacing handrails it might be a good idea to consider improving the attachment. We had lots of leaking through the screws on Slow Motion, our A25. I can’t remember if the top sides are foam cored as the rest. However, there is a process of improving the mounting as used by Hinckley yacht where we live. First, an oversize hole is drilled from the top. Second, it is filled with a thickened epoxy mixture. Third, the mounting hole is drilled through the plug. Fourth, a product called Bed-it is used at the Interface between the handrail and the top side around the screw. It is like chewing gum. The stuff is amazing, and will prevent water intrusion. And, if there is water intrusion it simply goes into the epoxy plug instead of the core. As to the handrail mounting, one must drill the plug from below to correctly locate the screw. This epoxy plug also stiffens up the mounting for the handrail considerably. I drill about a half inch hole in the top laminate for the epoxy plug. It seems to be very adequate.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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There is plywood coring where the grabrails are.
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Re: Source for A25 teak grabrail

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Burton, your description sounds straight outta MaineSail and is the way to go. I installed new hardware this spring and went through that process with every hole. I even broke down and bought a dremel to assist the process. Something I wish I had purchased years ago.

Goggle Bedding Deck Hardware and look for MaineSail. (I'm too old to post a link.)

Ok, not that old...

https://marinehowto.com/bed-it-tape/
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Second, it is filled with a thickened epoxy mixture.
West System G/flex is also a good epoxy gel & easy to use. It's available in small batch tubes as well as larger amounts, resin & hardener gel mixed 1:1 by volume. West Marine & other marine stores carry it, around $29 for tubes as pictured.
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