Cutting front of bow rail out

[GW96]

Anyone ever cut the front of the bow rail out to make it easier to get one and off using the pulpit? Thinking about doing it on my 272 Sailfish. Pretty sure I've seen it before, just wondering of there is any specific way to do it to keep the integrity of the bow rail.

 

[Fishtales]

I'm not a fan due to the structural integrity concern, but if you do could you make an adapter with smaller dia tubing to put it back in place with a ball lock pin?

 

[SeanC]

An example of a step through bow rail with a fold down step. You can see the bracing required.