Maybe stupid question - do the rub rail fasteners help hold the boat together?
03-25-2012, 03:10 PM
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I replaced my rubrail last yr on the panther. As mentioned it was through bolted through the rubrail then thru the boat with nuts on the inside. Very poor design because you cannot cinch the bolts down tight due to the c shaped rub rail. Therefore your upper and lower shells are never solidly clamped. Putting it back together I through bolted just the upper/lower shells with nylon nuts and washers and nice and tight. Then I attached the rubrail over the other bolts with ss wood screws. Its pretty solid now.
03-25-2012, 07:35 PM
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I replaced my rubrail last yr on the panther. As mentioned it was through bolted through the rubrail then thru the boat with nuts on the inside. Very poor design because you cannot cinch the bolts down tight due to the c shaped rub rail. Therefore your upper and lower shells are never solidly clamped. Putting it back together I through bolted just the upper/lower shells with nylon nuts and washers and nice and tight. Then I attached the rubrail over the other bolts with ss wood screws. Its pretty solid now.
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03-25-2012, 07:49 PM
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If you tighten any of the rub rail screws to tight, it shows up very wavy. Thru bolt the hull, then install rub rail over the joint just snugging the screws till it's against the hull.
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