[Public-List] replacing the toe rail

[gordon white]

    From what I read on the site plus my own experience, it seems as 
though pulling up the rails and replacing them is probably not a good 
idea unless there is a major problem. Short of planning to go greatly 
off-shore, say to Europe, when you might want to replace all the 
standing and running rigging too, it seems to me it's asking for a lot 
of trouble and a possibly vast expense.  Sort of "it ain't broke don't 
fix it." Of course if the wood is either obviously bad or testing 
suggests it's bad or there are major leaks at the hull to deck joint you 
may not have a choice.

  - Gordon White,
Brigadoon II (# 275)