Where were you in Oostende?
Sadly sure to be expensive, if it says 'marine' or 'boat' or 'nautical' Pity caravans do not need toerails, that could bring the price down.
It's always sad to see any damage (excluding jet-skis), but I've never liked fairleads much. I doubt if the braided line has much give in it and suspect that proper dock lines might have given a bit of a chance.
Oh crap, that's not a nice site to see /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cost of toerail is (not surprisingly) outside my budget, and as far as I can find with searches, no, it aint cheap
Another broke boat on here, sorry Will, but it's going to cost a lot to fix a bit, far as I can tell you have to replace the whole length /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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I doubt if the braided line has much give in it and suspect that proper dock lines might have given a bit of a chance.
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Well - you suspect wrong.
The 'proper' lines broke - only prompt HM and nearby maritime police action prevented worse. They used whatever was available.
Is there an alternative to replacing the toerail. Do you need toerail forward of the aft most stanchion for the pulpit roughly level with your anchor windlass?
If not could you not cut it off both sides and just fit a couple of large fairleads where the damage is.
I think the main problem will be matching the old section, which will mean changing all of it.
Can I suggest you have a strengthening stainless plate which goes under the (much larger section) fairleads you will replace them with, then carry the plate aft and turned up with a neatly rounded flange, back to the stanchion area, where you can blend the toe rail back in.
That way, you get extra strength, and don't have to replace the toe rail, which might be unmatchable anyway.
I have wooden toerails and one broke last year during a knockdown as the whole boat flexed. I looked into replacing my complete toerails with aluminium toerails. Can't remember the exact figures but it was over £2,000 just for the extruded section and as I was looking to have some one else do it as I am useless with my hands, I discarded that idea. Had our club amateur chippy replace the broken bit, which was half the toerail on the port side in teak that he found in the boatyard. Still cost me over £300 for his labour and his charges were not exhorbitant.
Long answer to your question, but I think it is costly but you might be able to get away with having a section welded in by a professional aluminium welder. Have you talked to your insurance company?
I'm hoping it's fix-able - the whole strip needs to come off anyway.
Boat's on the hard now. Will be speaking to a friend who used to run a shipyard (built Inspiration and Spirit yachts). He's pretty well connected - hoping he knows some-one.
I have informed GJW about the incident and told them I might/might not make a claim. If it's fixable on the cheap (not substantially more than my excess - £500) I won't claim. Will see what the options are.
It seems the toe rail's made by Goiot - still in business.
Made in 6m sections. Just one complete section needs replacing (from port middle fairlead forward) and one new fairlead.
Starboard side everything can be salvaged.
So, €600 should take care of it.
Amazing what passes for good news these days - only €600.
Could have been worse I suppose.