Bent SS Bowrail

[R Socey]

A huge tree fell on my shed and demolished it - my bowrail got a glancing blow, and it was bent - no kinks. Can it be repaired? :facepalm:

 

[Bondo]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

A huge tree fell on my shed and demolished it - my bowrail got a glancing blow, and it was bent - no kinks. Can it be repaired? :facepalm:

Ayuh,.... You can Try, but don't get yer hopes up to high...

 

[R Socey]

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Ayuh,.... You can Try, but don't get yer hopes up to high...

I'm not though it doesn't look too bad - of course I don't know what I'm looking at? The insurance man comes Wednesday ( Farmers ) I'm not getting my hopes up for that either; I don't know if the will cover the bowrail that was in the shed?

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

Can it be repaired? :facepalm:

Yup..gonna take a good welder though..

YD.

 

[R Socey]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

Yup..gonna take a good welder though..

YD.

Thanks - that gives me hope!

 

[r.j.dawg]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

If you have an electrician buddy, see if he can tweek it, and I mean "Tweek", with a pipe bender. I did it on a past boat and it worked fine. If the section where the bend is can be filled with sand it's even better.

 

[Brenn]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

post a picture of it,might be easier for advice on it

 

[R Socey]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

If you have an electrician buddy, see if he can tweek it, and I mean "Tweek", with a pipe bender. I did it on a past boat and it worked fine. If the section where the bend is can be filled with sand it's even better.

Thanks I'll get someone to look at it.

post a picture of it,might be easier for advice on it

I new I should have - I'll do that tomorrow when the insurance man comes; great advise!

 

[R Socey]

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Pics:

The insurance gave me the limit of $1,500.00, for the rail I got an estimate to replace it for $2,500.00 :redface: It would be great if it could be fixed ?

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

A good metal fabrication shop with someone that knows how to weld stainless should be able to fix that for less than $1500. Make sure they Know how. Here's a primer on how it's done so you'll now what to ask...


Welding Stainless Steel

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

thats a simple fix with a tig welder then using a acid cleaner to remove the color of the weld. if the broken leg pulled a hole in the rail tube then purge the inside of the rail with argon while welding it and that will allow a hotter cleaner weld. the bent piece can be nudged back with a hand pipe bender used for conduit. a shop might be able to copy that one in new material for 1500 as they can use that one to set up a jig which is the expensive part of making one.

 

[BonairII]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

A good metal fabrication shop with someone that knows how to weld stainless should be able to fix that for less than $1500.

$1500 for a couple inches of welding and some straightening? Yikes! Looks like a job that should cost no more than $100 bucks tops.

OCD meds are cheaper than spending a fortune to make it 'perfect' again.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

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Should be a walk in the park for a good welder.

We had a guy here that could fix this right on the boat.. no jigs or nothing..bam done in hours.

600-800 bucks would be what we got charged.

YD.

 

[R Socey]

Re: Bent SS Bowrail

A good metal fabrication shop with someone that knows how to weld stainless should be able to fix that for less than $1500. Make sure they Know how. Here's a primer on how it's done so you'll now what to ask...


Welding Stainless Steel

Thanks Woodonglass

thats a simple fix with a tig welder then using a acid cleaner to remove the color of the weld. if the broken leg pulled a hole in the rail tube then purge the inside of the rail with argon while welding it and that will allow a hotter cleaner weld. the bent piece can be nudged back with a hand pipe bender used for conduit. a shop might be able to copy that one in new material for 1500 as they can use that one to set up a jig which is the expensive part of making one.

I'll definately hold on to it, and see. The fabricator I spoke with today said he doesn't have the jig for the horeseshoe bend on the front thats $500.00.

$1500 for a couple inches of welding and some straightening? Yikes! Looks like a job that should cost no more than $100 bucks tops.

OCD meds are cheaper than spending a fortune to make it 'perfect' again.

The rest of the boat is going to look so nice - I would love to get this one done, but it has to be right; congruent! Thanks to all!

 

[Woodonglass]

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$1500 for a couple inches of welding and some straightening? Yikes! Looks like a job that should cost no more than $100 bucks tops.

OCD meds are cheaper than spending a fortune to make it 'perfect' again.

If you read my post I said....less than $1500 not it would COST 1500 as you suggest. If you have a friend that can weld or KNOW someone then the cost should be SIGNIFICANTLY less, however there is NO way of knowing what a unfamiliar Welding shop will charge but as I said, it should be less than $1500

 

[glenn property of pam]

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with the insurance is it a case of what you spend they refund up to 1500 or they gave you 1500 to fix it.

 

[R Socey]

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with the insurance is it a case of what you spend they refund up to 1500 or they gave you 1500 to fix it.

The insurance man was told that it probably could not be fixed like new, and that a new custom fabricated one to match would be around 2.5k. He decided to give me the max pursuant to the policy - 1.5k. Sometimes an insurance company will cut you a check on the spot - what you do with those funds are your buisness. Other times you have to get estimates through their santioned companies as is frequent with auto insurance. They also gave me 2.5k to cut, and remove the fallen tree. I can hire someone for more, or less, or do it myself. If it cost more they will recompense. Don't ask me why the disparity?
I like Farmers insurance - no BS; wrote a check on the spot!