Q1: for a 1989 OUTRAGE 18 center console, what is the ID [not the OD] and gauge of the tubing that is used for the grab rail [that surrounds the windshield]?
BACKSTORY
I was boating in rough seas recently with my 1989 OUTRAGE 18. The grab rail at the center console [that surrounds the center console snapped in half athe upper stanchion where the bolt that holds it the railing to the stanchion is located.
As it is boating season, I am hoping to make a temporary repair by sliding the parted pieces onto a solid rod then drilling and tapping the rail onto the solid center, The seam would end up in the stanchion. I could then work on a replacement this winter.
My boat is three hours away and I forgot to measure the ID before I left. I would like to show up with the solid cylinder ready to go next time I am fishing,