I am in the process of post Katrina repairs. Hull is repaired and painted , Sails repaired or replaced. Now I'm turning my attention to the toe rails and tracks. Some required cutting off for hull repair, other areas did not survive the storm. Any words of wisdow from those who have done this?
I just replaced a section of my toe rail under the chock that had been worn down by a mooring pendant. It was quite simple. The rail is made of three pieces of teak. A 1/2" thick by 1 1/4" wide piece that is cut back several degrees along the top. There are two pieces 1/2" thick by 1 3/4" wide with a 45 degree angle cut along the top edge of where the two pieces meet. The pieces are beaded in silicone and screwed into the fiberglass using stainless flat headed wood screws. With teak bungs on top of the screw heads. The chock was connected to the hull using stainless machine screws backed by large washers in the rope locker.
I would use as long a piece of teak as you can source so that you can bend the pieces to conform to the hull curvature. I would also use new holes for the wood screws rather than try to measure for the old ones. Make sure the beading fills in the old holes.
Don Woodruff