[Alberg30] Toe Rail vs. Bulwarks

[Gary Barker]

I am looking for input about replacement of toe rails.  Right now, I am 
committed to removal, reinforcing and glassing the hull/deck joint and 
using bulwarks.  But one question that i have concerns  what might 
happen when the bulwarks get buried.  That is, will they have the 
strength of the toe rail.  Here is what the thinking on this is:
>
> Hal Roth says this in "After 50,000 Miles":
> "After a great deal of thought, I ripped off the entire toe rail and 
> filled in the 140 bolt holes. (Why is it that yachts must have more 
> than 250 holes drilled through the deck?  With a little planning half 
> the holes- potential leaks can be eliminated.)  Margaret and I then 
> filled the hull deck crack with a mixture of fine sawdust and 
> polyester resin, and with a disk grinder, we cut a 1/2 inch radius 
> along the joint on the outside of the hull.  We then put a strip of 10 
> oz fiberglass cloth 1/2 inch wide over the rounded joint.  This was 
> followed by a second strip 1 inch, then 2 inch, 4 inches and so on up 
> to 8 inches.... "
>
> The result was faired and painted.  He figured it added another 1/4 
> inch to the hull deck joint.  I also would reinforce the chainplate 
> area on the inside and add  two layers of cloth on the inside along 
> the length of the joint.
>
> "The result? The annoying leaks stopped immediately, and we feel the 
> hull and deck mating area is much stronger.  You can see no trace of 
> the work except a slight flare at the deck level.
> In place of the toerails we added a 1x4 inch teak bulwark set 3/4 
> inches above the deck on each side.
> The bulwarks are fastened every six feet to vertically placed foreand 
> aft Everdur plates that I had welded on the outside of the bronze 
> stantions.  The bulwark has been a complete success because  it is 
> higher(for safety) and because of the 3/4 inch space underneath allows 
> any water that lands on deck to run off at once."
>
I am not as keen on attaching everything to the stantions, but I want 
to have cast bronze mounting brackets that support the bulwark and are 
through bolted.  Probably set every four feet or so.  If I could get 
the Matella Stantions, I might have both.  Stantion -support -stantion 
-support.  In Spurrs Boatbook, there is a picture of a bulwark done 
similar to this.  The area where the headsail sheet leads is on the 
toerail will have some extra support supports every two feet or so.   I 
might need to scarf together the lengths of wood, I could double up 
where the track would be.  Now as far as the question of how this will 
work when you bury the rail,  what is your impression?  I thought the 
pressure would be relieved by having the 3/4 in space underneath.
Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Gary Barker
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