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| missing toe rail & rub rail on aft port side |
As can be seen by these two photos, Johanna Rose was missing a 7' section of teak toe rail. Also, rather than having the standard vinyl rub rail, the Johanna Rose has a teak 1-1/2" x 5/8" rub rail of which about 20' were missing or in need of replacing.
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| missing 7' section of toe rail |
Making a Toe Rail & Rub Rails
I purchased a 2"x5"x7.5' teak board at Redwood Bay Lumber in Blountstown, FL. Since teak is expensive ($160 for the board), I did not want to make any mistakes in cutting the teak, so I first made some measurements & angular calculation, then made practice cuts and then a practice toe rail from scrap wood in the yard. Within a short time, I had the pattern fixed and then made the toe rail from the teak.
Installing Toe Rail & Rub Rails
The toe rail screw holes were aligned and drilled one by one to match the deck holes by bending and aligning the teak along the deck curve. As each hole was drilled, a temporary screw was inserted to aid fixing the rail to the curved deck. After a light sanding several coats of Marine Natural Teak Cetol were applied.
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| installing teak toe rail |
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| installing teak toe rail |
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| toe rail installed with sunken screws capped with teak bungs |
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