We are beginning the process of replacing Sea Wind's toe rails. Currently, due to previous damage, she has mix of teak and aluminum. As you can view in the above photo, we opted to use a hammer and chisel to remove what is left of the original, the nuts on the underside of the SS bolts were buried in 40 years of yuck and difficult to get at.
We are going to replace to original specs (As much as we can determine). The teak is in the shoppe and waiting for us to make a decision on what type of scarf joint we will make. This decision has become rather lengthy as we have gone from a traditional 12 to 1 through the thickness of the teak to a more decorative 12 to 1 joint that is somewhat self locking.
We were able to purchase nominal 1 inch thick by 7 inches wide stock; to make the best use of the teak we plan to rip it into the desired width and then to the desired thickness. It appears that the original cap rail was about .5 to .75 thick, hard to be exact due to the numerous cleaning the teak had over its 42 year life thus eroding its thickness.
We installed a thin kerf blade on the table saw and will move forward with that blade to avoid unnecessary waste of this valuable wood. We will document our trails and tribulations as we move out on the task.
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