Typhoon Toe Rails / Rub Rails

mcoop · Post by **mcoop** » Nov 2nd, '08, 17:15

Help.....
Am in the process of restoring a '78 Ty and the teak rubrails have been "cleaned" away to be so thin and worn as to be virtually unsalvageable. Have looked thru past posts for a source to supply the rubrails, but it looks like the last activity was about 2-3 years ago and I'm not having any luck with sources referenced back then.
Anyone have a current source for these rails?
MC

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Nov 2nd, '08, 20:00

Hi mcoop,

Did the list in the archives include Carlton McClendon Rare Wood and Veneers, in Atlanta, Ga?

Good luck in your search,
O J

sharkbait · Post by **sharkbait** » Nov 2nd, '08, 20:13

I just priced a 18' 3" piece of teak 1" x 4" for that task. My local source quoted me a price just under $2000 for top grade (no knots) material.
Then I would have to saw the plank into pieces (1" x3/4") for the toe rail and (3/4" x3/4") for the rub rail.

Iron wood was considered as a cheaper alternative. I also considered Cypress but could not find any old growth wood in the proper length. New growth cypress is to soft and degrades to easily. A much cheaper alternative to consider is to splice together shorter pieces with finger joints.

bhartley · Post by **bhartley** » Nov 2nd, '08, 20:58

I paid just over $200 for all of the teak for Miranda and that included all new toe rails and rubrails. My teak came from Carlton Mclendon and they ripped it to 1" widths for me. You need to buy 10' pieces and just scarf them together. You will pay a massive premium for 18' pieces for no reason. Carlton ships.

If I can make a good scarf joint, anyone can! I made a very simple jig and used a power plane and sander.

Jerry Albright · Post by **Jerry Albright** » Nov 2nd, '08, 23:17

You may want to contact Riverside Lumber in New Orleans, La. they have Teak, Mahogany and Iroko ( Ironwood ) A friend of mine bought enough Mahogany to replace his Combing Boards as well as his toe rails for about $350.
Teak was about twice the price of Mahogany, and Iroko was about half the price of Mahogany. Was very inpressed with the stock of Iroko, they had 4/4 planks 16"-18" wide X 20' long. Mahogany and teak was limited to 10'-12' lengths.

Jerry Albright
Mobile, Al.
CD30 C

Ron M. · Post by **Ron M.** » Nov 3rd, '08, 08:19

The archives contain some good information on this subject.
I last bought some teak this past spring @ 18.00/BF fas , Thai or Burma.....the good stuff. Stay away from plantation grown, not suitable for this application.
In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with a well made scarf, now finger joints ? they have NO place on a vessel.......or a yacht.
Toe and rub rails are not hard to make with access to basic hand tools and a table saw.
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M5 Transmission

Bruce Bett · Post by **Bruce Bett** » Nov 3rd, '08, 11:03

I recently replaced a rub-rail on Sostenuto (CD 25 #496), just before selling her. I bought some 1" stock at a local lumber yard. I ripped it to width on a table saw. Dadoed a 1/2" grove in the backside to accommodate the bedding compound, and routed a bull nose on the other side with two passes of the router using a standard cove bit. The result was very close to the the original. As Ron suggested this is a fairly simple procedure for an amateur woodworker. Public Lumber in Detroit is currently selling Burma Teak $3.17/running foot for 1"x 2" or $19.00/board foot.

Hope this helps

Bruce

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