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steplift20
10-09-2005, 11:09 AM
i have to replace my bow rail and the fittings does anyone know how to bend the rail and could tell me because i dont want to mess it up
the boats, a wait a minute sorry about that. my STEPLIFT was born in 1978, yeah now i got it right and the rail and fitting have to be changed
reelapeelin
10-09-2005, 11:55 AM
Step, seems to me MJ said he or a friend of his could bend bow-rail tubing...HEY, Macojoe!!...are you out there?... :D...
chumbucket
10-09-2005, 11:45 PM
MJ is peddling his way all the way back from NYC. He's trying to drop a couple of lbs. ;D :-X
Skools Out
10-09-2005, 11:47 PM
LOL you'll pay for that one lol MJ will get ya lol. Good One.
chumbucket
10-10-2005, 03:37 AM
;DHe called me from the road. He was beaten da crap outa a spanking new Mustang GT. :o Gotta love rentals ;) 8) ;D
reelapeelin
10-10-2005, 11:14 AM
Yeah...I lost a few pounds in NYC one nite... 8)...
steplift20
10-15-2005, 12:47 PM
so all i found out is mj is in ny and somebody kicked a mustang gt *** WOW now how do you bend a bow rail and the only thing i like about ny is the coney island pier because i caught 318 mackerel on it when i was a kid and that was a long time a go ahh the memorys having hot chocolate with my dad on that pier ::)
chumbucket
10-15-2005, 01:22 PM
The tubing should bend okay with a conduit bender. The type that electricians use. If you can't locate someone with one, perhaps you could rent one for a day.
macojoe
10-15-2005, 01:41 PM
I missed all this!!

Yea that Mustang was great!! I got it too 120 and it started to float all over the road :o Thought I was going to lose it!!
Was a fun ride!!

Any how do as CB, says! If you can't get a bender or rent one some times a garage like Midas, Speedy, ect.. will do it for you, I had a friend that had a Midas do it for him.
chumbucket
10-15-2005, 01:59 PM
I was thinking about muffler shops but wasn't sure if they'd have a die tight enough for the smaller tubing. But yeah, muffler shops use those mandrel benders which are perfect for this.
reelapeelin
10-15-2005, 08:15 PM
If you know an Electrician, he'll have a conduit bender...if you know a painter, He's probably ON a bender... ;D...
Mac_Attack
10-15-2005, 09:36 PM
I am an electrician, and I have the benders. A conduit bender will leave a mark on the tube where it starts on the inside. Bill Mc ;D
reelapeelin
10-16-2005, 02:02 AM
Mac, can the end of the bender be padded so as not to leave the mark?... :)...
shicks007
10-16-2005, 09:08 AM
Am I missing something? When we are talking about bending bow rail, I'm thinking about the large 3-4ft radius hoop to form the bow. What tight radius bends are we talking about. Stick with me ...sometimes I'm slow ;D

For tight radius bends, thay make tubing benders that are very easy to use, I use them at work all the time for bending hydraulic line (hand benders up to 3/4" O.D. S.S.)

I'm not sure how you would bend the bow radius.

Are you talking about using 7/8" alluminum?
Mac_Attack
10-16-2005, 10:22 AM
Yes Rap padding will help. When making a sweep bend mark your pipe in equal increments and apply the same degree of bend at each of these points. Bill Mc ;D
jaysea
10-16-2005, 01:17 PM
why dont you make a templet of your bow radius out of plywood an with a friend bend it around it to shape,thats what the canvas shops use to make the bows for the tops.thats why ,no two canvas tops have the same look,they all have there own patern
reelapeelin
10-16-2005, 03:43 PM
Shicks, I imagine stainless-steele tubing rather than alum. ...