We replaced several things on our Catalina 22. Purchased the teak at our lumberyard (Spring is good as they have sales on wood then), and took the old piece along with new teak to cabinet maker. We were happy with the results.
Shop around for your cabinet maker. We found a good one (post divorce) that was doing this on the side. Many cabinet shops allow their guys to use machines "after' hours. The teek should be going on sale pretty soon. You won't find it at the cookie cutter lumberyards. Chances are good, (you need so little), that you could find it in the "junk" bin.
When I repaired the tabernacle in my boat, I removed the splash rail, which was the original reason why the tabernacle rotted. (The screws that held the splash rails in place had stripped out of their holes, and water had seeped - flooded in, and rotted away half the wood under the mast step.) It is all fixed now, but that was a pain to repair. Therefore, I decided NOT to put the splash rails back on the boat, despite having refinished them to like new condition. I guess I will just pass them on to the next owner when I sell it this spring. He or she can decide if they want to put them back on.
(Another major benefit of leaving the splash rails off is that it eliminated a major source of busted knees. For some reason, I seemed to bust my kneecaps on those every time we went sailing.)
B-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I had no idea the model 1's would look so sleek without the teak spash rails. When I removed my broken one, it looked so naked, but seeing yours assures me that the boat still retains its attractiveness in spite of the modification. Larry Conrad has agreed to help me re-fashion a replacement piece for mine which I intend to do, but if it fails, I may also go "au natural". I also like your cuddy hatch treatment. Very nice.
Larry Leese, Indianapolis