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|  Repair of bow rail on a 78 steplift 
			
			Ok the reason I put the year down is because the bow rail is turned down at both ends, if you have one you know what I'm talking about, I have broken fittings but I can't see how they will slide off cause of the bend in the rail, so what I plan on doing is cut the middle in the front so now I will have a left side and right side  ,,, replace the fittings( which  I have been replacing for the last 20 years)  and use a 1 inch stainless steal pipe to bring the both ends together as one piece     ,,,, use screws to connect,   Does that sound right to you guys, am I missing something that won't work?    I don't think so but if I am please let me know before I cut my rail in half,  thanks for any info,,, I plan on doing it very soon  before the winter( I hate winter)  comes    ,
		 
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			Then again maybe it would be a good winter( I hate the word) project
		 
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			I did not ,maybe I should try that first before I cut it in half, good advice  thanks
		 
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			Good advice but I just looked at the bend and it looks like almost a 90 degree bend so going back the plan A,, I think it will work out fine   ,just wanted to check with you guys before I cut,,,then I can't turn back
		 
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			Can you get a Hickey and straighten out the bend a little to get the fittings around them.
		 
				__________________ 1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. | 
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			Actually I just found a hinged  stainless tee fitting   So I won't have the cut or take it apart
		 
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				__________________ 1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. | 
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