cockpit railing

[Tney88]

So one minor complaint I had with the CP27 was the lack of railing space, due to the stern seats and swim ladder.  I wanted space to mount the BBQ, some fender racks, and maybe a solar panel or two.  So here is what I did to gain that space.  It's all done with straight SS tubing and clamp-on fittings, no welding or bending involved

Terry Ney
SV Paradiso

[deisher6]

Hey Terry:
Very nice upgrade.  Thanks for the idea.

Did you add a stanchion between the stern pulpit and the aft most stock stanchion?  I had to check up on an old photo of Windrunner to see that the aft most stanchion is adjacent to the head's port hole.

Although I just installed new lifelines, I may try this.  I have been thinking on extending the bow pulpit back about 3 feet just for safety when I have to go forward to tend jibs in challenging weather.

Thanks again.

regards charlie

[Tney88]

I found a pair of braced stanchions in the back room of a chandlery, and installed them where the aft ones were by the aft portlights.  This let me terminate the lifelines there and put them under a bit of tension to take the slack out.  Then I moved the existing aft stanchions back about 36", providing a place for a boarding gate, and those became the forward end of the new railing.

Terry

[deisher6]

Hey Terry: Well done, thanks.
regards charlie

[redfishnc]

I like the hard bars and was already considering a smaller gate.  Your idea looks great.  I believe Garhauer has gate stanchions pretty reasonable.  I dont have the stern seats (which I really miss, they were on my Catalina 30) but my rear bar is filled.  Nice idea.  Where did you pick up the clamp on angle fittings?

Wayne Williams
1993 CP-27

[Tney88]

I got all the parts from Defender Marine except for the two braced stanchions that I found in a local chandlery back room.  The clamps are Suncor products.

Terry Ney
SV Paradiso

[relamb]

Sailrite has the fittings as well as tubing, although you can get them at a marine salvage yard as well.  Last salvage yard I checked, they wanted $5/foot for the tubing and $5/fitting for the rail fittings.  You could go in and saw off whatever length you wanted from a large pile of tube and railings, they even loaned me the use of a vice and saw.  I'm planning on making my own stainless bimini frame.

[redfishnc]

Rick, I have one of the original bimini bars in my garage, already bent.  I changed the long bimini for a short bimini with a connector and removed one of the bars in the process.  If you are ever down this way are can figure out a way to get it it's yours.

Wayne