rubrail

[stand]

I have 1973 23' seacraft and I need advise where to get replacement for the original black rubrail. Thank you.

[Hooper]

Check out: www.tacomarine.com

A lot of the guy on here have used them when redoing a SeaCraft

[hermco]

http://www.rubrails.com/index.html
This is where I get my rails.

[Yamtt125]

I am also inthe market for a rub rail, but i like the black rub rail with stainless steel insert. If anybody bought this, where did you get it? Is the stainless steel insert a pain in the butt to bend around the bow and transom corners?...how did anybody do it?

[Scott]

Don
Do you use any of these shapes for the rubrail … These came from Alan Ray.
Ridged vinyl with SS insert.

The other thing … whats the easiest way, if there is such a thing, to get this stuff soft to bend it (If you don’t have blacktop and 95° days). That Black piece looks like it would be a bear to do.

[hermco]

I have used the white stuff on an Intrepid. I use a heat gun to bend at the bow and aft corners. Some boats have a round enough bow so you don't need to heat it. Be careful not to overheat and lose the shape of the rail. Get a little extra and do a practice heat and bend. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[other tom]

If you are using the softer stuff, the best way (tried it the "hard way") I have found is to overcut the piece of railing (enough for entire circum. of boat) and start at the Port aft corner, and attach it with 2-3 screws. Lay it on the deck/cap, routing it approximately where it will end up, but short-cut the bow by about 18". Lay it along the stbd side, and tack it again at the end of the stbd stern with 2-3 screws. Now, pull the piece from the bow like a rubber band, stretching it to the very peak of the bow cap and drive in one screw. With a buddy, go along each side, and let the railing "lay where it wants" before driving in screws/bolts. Its a pain to bed it in 5200 as you do this, but have plenty of paper towels, a garbage can with caddy (your kids) and mulitple cans of Wd-40 (to clean off excess 5200). This way the railing won't sag, stretch, or droop between holes if you mount it "the other way".