Rub Rail...where to get it???
 

So just about every baja that I have ever seen from the late 80's to mid 90's has the same rub rail on it. It is pretty much flat with screws showing down the center and no kind of insert or anything. All plastic/vinyl and black. Mine is in very good shape but I want to change it to white. I have heard from alot of people it will cost me $5-$600 and i am fine with that, if I can find it to buy it.

I can find the metal stuff that comes on fishing boats or rubber, or other plastics with an insert all day long but I can not find a replacement for what came on these boats in white.

Any marine supplier is where you'll get it it's made by a company called Taco Marine. They don't sell direct to public.

http://tacomarine.com/cat--Rub-Rail--rubrail.html

I deal direct with a few major suppliers daily, I wonder why none know of this company? I am assuming it is the Rigid vinyl rub rail?

Yes and stainless insert if you want it to protect your rubrail.

Probably because they don't know who supplied for Baja.

http://bajaboatowners.com/threads/55...0869#post30869

if your going to replace part of it there is 2 types , you must chose the right one , it comes in black or white if you go to tacos web site direct replacement is rigid rub rail it comes in 20- foot pieces don't recall which one is needed but its not hard to figure it out just measure it and look it up on taco web page ..

I'm looking for just the insert for my donzi.... Any recomondations?

This maybe of some help?
http://www.offshorehype.com/geo/cate...il-insert.html

Taco makes almost all manuf rubrail. Call them. Be careful who you buy from because they will cut it in 8 foot sticks to ship it. And then not tell you. It will have to be truck freight to get between 12-24 sticks. If you have a bass pro go there and order it in then get the rubrail in a roll from taco or just about anyone on the net. We are set up with the boat builders so get it pretty cheap.if you need help pm me.

I contacted taco and they sent me 2 samples of the rigid rub rail in thought was the exact replacement, the part numbers are v213671 and v213670 . Turns out that neither one of these are a match so I'm back to square one . I wanted to post what I found out before I looked at taco again. I am not sure they were the supplier of factory rub rail for my 1989 sport 280.
So is there any place else I should be looking my project is not big I want to replace the piece that goes across the transom with an exact matching piece

Taco V16-4135BKA30-2 was the stuff I used to replace on my 89 Baja 23'5 force. It's a rigid black. Not postive on the 3rd number as the box is starting to detoriate.

Rubrails.com

Call him. He is a great guy to deal with

Ships full lengths at a reasonable price.

The Baja rub rail supplier in 88' & 89' for just the hard vinyl style with exposed screws: http://www.buecomp.com/

I built my personal 1989 226 Sport with one continous 58' Black piece that was special run and rolled up in 8' DIA. Only had one seam at the center rear of the boat! I forget if I had to go and pick it up though????

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I called Alan at RUBRAILS.COM. Outstanding prices and very knowledgeable. I will be buying soon from him.

spoke to Alan as well good guy would deal with him if he had what I need ...
It seems that the taco v213670- is close bur no cigar... I have a guy local who repaired my other 280 about 10-12 years ago right before I bought it.He put a piece of rub rail on it . He came over today and we took close look at the sample that Taco sent me and its not a match its close but not a match..
He says he might have the piece I need ,hes going to look and call me Friday.
So Im back here asking if anyone that is changing the rail wants to give me a piece of the old in excellent shape maybe 8 to 12 feet long or anyone parting a 280 has good rail they can ship ill take it .I ll need photos to verify that it is the match of course but need to get this job done ASAP

Thanks for any help.

If you can, post up a picture. Back when I first started working for Tiara Yachts I worked in Heat Bending. I bent rubrail, sailtrack, companionway doors, etc. I might recognize your style.
P.S.- Wow. 58' feet is one long stick ( That's what she said). Are std. stock from Taco is 38 feet.

it looks just like taco v21 3670 but a fraction larger was told dies were changed in recent past and maybe this is why
called bluecomp and got no where yet barbour sent me sample and it was even smaller

Dude is it all beat up? You can paint that stuff. I have all the original I took off my boat still.

I went with this place

http://www.barbourcorp.com/

If you only want the plastic they can ship it, it's about a 3' dia roll. You can see it on the ground in one of my pictures. I don't remember what I paid but it was reasonable!

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