I wonder if you could use a hole saw to access the nuts in the cabin and then take a 1x4 and cover it with fabric and attach it over the headiner ? The full length of the cabin?

It may be different in the newer years, but all I found between me and the screw heads was just the carpet head liner. I know exactly what Darral is saying about the one in the head area. Two points there. 1.I never fit in the bathroom of a 311 to begin with. 2.There a support to give the upper deck more rigidity that runs from about where the bed begins in the v-berth to the helm. its tapered and gets larger as it runs further toward the rear of the boat. In the bathroom (designed for small children) its about 4 inches tall, and you have to reach behind it and access the screw head by feel. The only other thing I suggest is get a really good #1 Phillips Driver bit for the job. I'll be back there tomorrow (Monday) and will take some pics for you guys. Unfortunately the bow rails are restored back to there original polished stainless, so ican't get any pics of them in white. The rear ones come off tomorrow, I'll get some pics of those in White for you guys.

Nick

Hey Mike,

Apparently they used a board .... like a kick plate for trim on a wall to cover the bolts then they covered it with the headliner. I think that is what I understood from the conversation I had with Formula.
I will tell you this ... If I could I would weld these freak'in things once i get my hands on them so I don't have to go through this again.

Jeff

311 Bow rail highlights.
 

Hey guys, here's the pics. Only in the V-berth did I encounter more than just the carpet separating me from the heads.

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Picture #1 Illustrates typical bolt location for the bolts in the "couch" area.

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As you move toward the front of the vessel, you will have to use a ratchet and #1 bit due to the angle of the hull sides.

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Picture #3 illustrates thee location of the forward most bolt in the "anchor-bay" area.

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In the V-berth area, you must remove the canvas wrapped "batton" that covers the seam between the head-liner and side-walls. bolts are more easily accessed due to the absence of the vertical support strut for the bow.

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This the most difficult of all to access.

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These are pictures from behind the bar-counsel. Access is gained by removing the refrigerator and crawling through the hole.

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Additionally, the screw parallel to the port seat can be easily gained at this point also.

Any other questions guys, just let me know!
Nick

Those are some nice pictures. Probably a good idea to put atleast blue, if not red loctite on the screws I would imagine.

Strizzy ,

Good idea .... like I said earlier i would weld the Freak'in things if I could.

Jeff

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Got to give a shout out to Spazboz for all the hard work...that was my boat he was working on.
I posted some pics of the bowrails painted white. In the pics you can't see how bad the paint was chipping and cracked. Now that they are polished stainless again, the boat looks much better.
Good luck with your bow rails guys and thanks Spazboz!

Those are great pics !!! a lot of information .... Makes me feel better if I have to remove the Rails ... Port side has a bump in the rail (near the winshield) .... Its on the list !!!!

Casper II .... what are the graphics on the side of your 311 ? I like the deck ......m

I second that...and tell us more about the rubrail...painted original or replacement white?