Teak grab rails

[mrangry]

I'm trying to source replacement teak grab rails for a Moody 33 and although chandlers do carry these I cannot seem to find one the same or similar size. Any ideas where I might get these or even someone who custom makes them? The sizes are:

2 at 760mm
4 at 650mm
1 at 900mm
1 at 500mm

 

[Tranona]

Relatively easy to make your own to fit your spacings for fixing holes exactly. Buy a 1" thick teak board of the correct width for the height of your rails and do the cutouts with a jigsaw or a bandsaw then shape to siut. If you can get boards wide enough you can reduce waste by cutting them interlocking, so the bases for one are the cutouts for the other.

 

[john_morris_uk]

The shaping is best done with a router. (Or spindle cutter..). Find a DIY woodwork enthusiast? If you provide the teak, it's a nice challenge fir someone although you might have to pay for the cutter? The outline profile is cut with a jig saw or band saw and then the profile is shaped with a 'roundover' cutter with a following bearing. I made some years ago and the end result looks just like the shop bought ones. (If I'm allowed to say so myself.)

 

[Cloven]

Relatively easy to make your own to fit your spacings for fixing holes exactly. Buy a 1" thick teak board of the correct width for the height of your rails and do the cutouts with a jigsaw or a bandsaw then shape to siut. If you can get boards wide enough you can reduce waste by cutting them interlocking, so the bases for one are the cutouts for the other.

+1, that's exactly what I did for my boat at a fraction of the commercial price even if the latter were available which in my case they were not. Offcuts from the teak board have been used for a number of minor projects.

 

[emkay]

I saw an ebay seller some time ago offering teak grab rails he had made and the quality looked pretty good, although I haven't seen them in the flesh so cant confirm this.
From memory he sold set sizes, but also could make to any custom size.