Thanks for the heads up on tightening up the rail T fittings. On my 17, the side rails rattle a bit - it’s the vertical rail that goes through the lower fitting. Is there an easy way to fix that ?
By the side rails, I assume you mean the ones in the back? I riveted the T's on mine, including the vertical rail. The only screws I did not replace with rivets are the oned at the bottom attaching to the base. Hope this helps!
@@ExtremeDIYGuy Yes the back side rails - from the bottom base go up 6” to the first fitting, where the vertical rail slides into and through towards the top T fitting, that’s where it rattles.
I see what your talking about. I'm really surprised the stanchions rattle. Mine are pretty tight. I would check and make sure the screws that fasten them to the side of the boat are snug. Barring that, you night want see if a piece of felt or plastic will fit in between the stanchion and the vertical rail
Hey there, bought a "blem" bow rail from Speciality Marine and found out why it was cheaper: the thing is twisted and nothing lines up. Long story longer, I cut 6" off the vertical rails, and it's finally and very sturdy. But I want to replace the lame set screws with rivets, and that means drilling through stainless steel. Any guidance?
Appreciate all of your videos, I've been going through them as I work on restoring my '79 Montauk. Huge help. I used rivets on the upper T connections, but want to use the self tapping screws on the base. Do you have a source for the screws shown on the video? Thanks again!
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the bottom of the stansion rail that goes into the piece that mates to the hull with the bronze piece inside can you rivet those as well
Thanks for the input!
Thanks for the heads up on tightening up the rail T fittings.
On my 17, the side rails rattle a bit - it’s the vertical rail that goes through the lower fitting. Is there an easy way to fix that ?
By the side rails, I assume you mean the ones in the back? I riveted the T's on mine, including the vertical rail. The only screws I did not replace with rivets are the oned at the bottom attaching to the base. Hope this helps!
@@ExtremeDIYGuy Yes the back side rails - from the bottom base go up 6” to the first fitting, where the vertical rail slides into and through towards the top T fitting, that’s where it rattles.
I see what your talking about. I'm really surprised the stanchions rattle. Mine are pretty tight. I would check and make sure the screws that fasten them to the side of the boat are snug. Barring that, you night want see if a piece of felt or plastic will fit in between the stanchion and the vertical rail
@@ExtremeDIYGuy Thanks very much for the heads up 😀. It’s only at idle, mooching for salmon.
Hey there, bought a "blem" bow rail from Speciality Marine and found out why it was cheaper: the thing is twisted and nothing lines up. Long story longer, I cut 6" off the vertical rails, and it's finally and very sturdy. But I want to replace the lame set screws with rivets, and that means drilling through stainless steel. Any guidance?
I drilled through mine and then riveted. Should be pretty easy i would think.
Appreciate all of your videos, I've been going through them as I work on restoring my '79 Montauk. Huge help. I used rivets on the upper T connections, but want to use the self tapping screws on the base. Do you have a source for the screws shown on the video? Thanks again!
rine will get you hooked up with the right screws www.beaconmarinellc.com/staff