Show me yours Ill Show You Mine! (Formula That is)
12-28-2003 | 04:03 PM
#151
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From: In the Mountains
Cal, do you have a stainless rubrail with the rubber insert or a one piece vinyl/hard rubber unit? I'm having a hard time picturing exactly what you've got there. I did the rubrail on my 242 and that was the aluminum/inset unit but it screwed to the boat from the outside under the black rubber insert. Then when the insert was installed, no screws were visible. I'll bet there will be some places where those machine screws will be a ***** to get at. Definitely gonna take 2 people. Keep me posted on how you make out. I personally like the one piece vinyl/hard rubber rubrail in one color. They are a snap to install. Good luck. Russ
12-28-2003 | 05:12 PM
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From: Stamford, CT
MOPOWER..
I just did mine on my 223LS this summer. The machine screws and aluminum backing plates are for attaching the deck/topside to the hull. These screws are countersunk into the fiberglass UNDER the rub rail. The rail is attached to the fiberglass with the sheetmetal stainless screws.
If you have a one piece, hard plastic rail, these are easy to get at through the face of the rubrail. If you have the 2 piece type (aluminum with a rubber insert), you need to pull out the rubber insert to expose the screws that hold the rail on.
To pull this insert out, you should find the seam cover at the stern of the boat and unscrew it. Then pry up one end of the insert. Pull the insert out all the way around, and start unscrewing the rail. If you try to do this now, you may want to bring a heat gun to soften up the insert to make it easier to pull out.
I went with a TACO 2 piece black rubrail on my boat. It came out great.
Good Luck!
-Larry
I just did mine on my 223LS this summer. The machine screws and aluminum backing plates are for attaching the deck/topside to the hull. These screws are countersunk into the fiberglass UNDER the rub rail. The rail is attached to the fiberglass with the sheetmetal stainless screws.
If you have a one piece, hard plastic rail, these are easy to get at through the face of the rubrail. If you have the 2 piece type (aluminum with a rubber insert), you need to pull out the rubber insert to expose the screws that hold the rail on.
To pull this insert out, you should find the seam cover at the stern of the boat and unscrew it. Then pry up one end of the insert. Pull the insert out all the way around, and start unscrewing the rail. If you try to do this now, you may want to bring a heat gun to soften up the insert to make it easier to pull out.
I went with a TACO 2 piece black rubrail on my boat. It came out great.
Good Luck!
-Larry
12-28-2003 | 09:28 PM
#153
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From: pitman nj
Thanks lj,
Mine's the one piece style with visible screw heads. Looks like the hardest part will be bending the new one.
And perhapswhat appears to be large rivets holding the rail on the silent thunder swim platform
Mine's the one piece style with visible screw heads. Looks like the hardest part will be bending the new one.
And perhapswhat appears to be large rivets holding the rail on the silent thunder swim platform
