Fitting new grab rail

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rbro1979

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Hi Folks,

I have a dell quay dory 13 and would like to fit a S/S rail to be a bit safer/higher for the kids.

I have attached a photo of one I would like to copy but am not sure how its been done. Does anyone know how this rail is attached? I am led to believe there is foam under the fibreglass but the rails would need something more substantial to grip, is there wood or something solid underneath for the screws to grip or has something been inserted?

Many thanks in advance.

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Rough guess .... Foam is in lower part of the hull...

Looks like Hatch at rear to give access to insert SS plate between inner & outer hull underneath and for nuts, ... probably another access behind throttle control and from bow locker for same... simple access hatch will do ..
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Has anyone used the stainless steel toggle fixings used for cavity walls? This would appear to provide a good option for the OP and for me as I need to fix an aux
engine outboard bracket to my boat transom but have no access to tighten the nut on the inside. Screws alone I don't feel would be strong enough.
 
dash300 said:
Has anyone used the stainless steel toggle fixings used for cavity walls? This would appear to provide a good option for the OP and for me as I need to fix an aux
engine outboard bracket to my boat transom but have no access to tighten the nut on the inside. Screws alone I don't feel would be strong enough.
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They won't work, you need to spread the load over a much larger area than that used by a cavity wall fixing. Ideally you need a wooden or ally pad in the grp to fix to.
 
I'm (almost) in the same boat so I'm also interested in any tip I can get on this subject.
I bought an 8m cabin cruiser with a broken railing on the foredeck looking much like this one. When I took it off I noticed it was screed in to the deck as most of my deck hardware are. How can this good enough for a railing?
Would you screw back on? I'm not sure I want to.
I would like to use a proper bolts and a sort of "back plate" to evenly distribute the load, but getting access underneath the deck sides is not easy.
I don’t wont 3 holes in my deck or to rip out my 30-year-old interior including glued wall carpets.
So any tips are much appreciated! =)
 
Read up about this after posting, some people advocated drilling and tapping the epoxy which might be easier and probably as strong.
 
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