Rub Rail Rehab

[jorgeinmiami]

my rub rail is the black plastic I quess original one .

It's in pretty good shape and insted of spending $ there I can put it in another place on the boat.

I read somewhere that there is a product that could bring it back to life.

Does anyone have and experience or thoughts?

[WildBill]

I don't want to let go of mine either Jorge; but mines getting closer to the bed of my truck and the dump all the time. (I'll keep it in a box for now). Did you see Shine's?(with color) I'm thinking that one of those "dark" blue rub rail's would make that sweet paint job of your's really pop! Your boat's looking good.
Remember "just another couple hundred bucks"

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by jorgeinmiami

my rub rail is the black plastic I quess original one .

It's in pretty good shape and insted of spending $ there I can put it in another place on the boat.

I read somewhere that there is a product that could bring it back to life.

Does anyone have and experience or thoughts?

If it's the OEM style with a U-shaped spray deflector on the bottom side, you'll have a hard time finding one to match it, so I'd be inclined to keep it! I ordered one like that from a SeaCraft dealer in the late '70's to replace my aluminum rub rail. It's very functional and does a good job of knocking down the spray when you punch into a big head sea! I'd try cleaning it real good and then going over it with something like Back to Black plastic restorer.

[vcs]

Originally Posted by Bushwacker

If it's the OEM style with a U-shaped spray deflector on the bottom side, you'll have a hard time finding one to match it, so I'd be inclined to keep it! I ordered one like that from a SeaCraft dealer in the late '70's to replace my aluminum rub rail. It's very functional and does a good job of knocking down the spray when you punch into a big head sea! I'd try cleaning it real good and then going over it with something like Back to Black plastic restorer.

I just purchased the original rubrail for my 23 it is still being manufactured.

Item Number: F2066/F866
http://www.integritymarinecorp.com/F...th-Insert.html

[Blue_Heron]

Jorge,
Clean your rub rail with Westley's Bleche Wite.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Westleys-Ble...599#vi-content

It's a tire cleaner available at any automotive store. Made mine look new again. I've been using it on tires for 30 years.
Dave

[jorgeinmiami]

Rub Rail cleaned up nicely but what a pain to put back on

I need to wait till the sun is out so it can warm up and it become soft so it can be put back on.

And I guess a blow dryer may help or is there some other way to get it warm?

[CaptMick]

Originally Posted by jorgeinmiami

Rub Rail cleaned up nicely but what a pain to put back on

I need to wait till the sun is out so it can warm up and it become soft so it can be put back on.

And I guess a blow dryer may help or is there some other way to get it warm?

I have done it on non Sea Crafts in a turkey frying pot with hot water. You need a couple of guys. One at the pot and one to help you get it up onto the boat. Buy them beer and have the guy at the pot feed the rubrail into the pot. As it warms have the second guy pull it out and hold it up while you screw it in.

I lay the rail out as straight as I can behind the pot to start. You will need to move the pot a few times but it works Ok.

To be clear on the turkey frying pot for our northern friends this is a large pot on a propane burner. Put water in till about 3/4/ full and then slide the rub rail through it to make the rail warm enough to shape easily. Do not let the burner flame up so high it will scorch the rub rail as it drops out each side.

Or do it on a very warm sunny day in direct sunlight.

[floorboy]

Originally Posted by CaptMick

To be clear on the turkey frying pot for our northern friends this is a large pot on a propane burner.

OHHHH, no thats a fish boil pot.

[jorgeinmiami]

"To be clear on the turkey frying pot for our northern friends this is a large pot on a propane burner."

Great!! so I have to spend another $100 to get a pot amd propane burner and then feed my friends beer..... oh thats another $50

Thanks for the response I think today will be a sunny day and I will give it a shot again

[CaptMick]

Originally Posted by jorgeinmiami

"To be clear on the turkey frying pot for our northern friends this is a large pot on a propane burner."

Great!! so I have to spend another $100 to get a pot amd propane burner and then feed my friends beer..... oh thats another $50

Thanks for the response I think today will be a sunny day and I will give it a shot again

Actually they run about $70 and you can fry turkeys in them, steam oysters or clams, do a fish fry, make a bog or boil, or any number of other things. They are fairly versatile. They are widely used here and that is where we came up with the idea. The beer is just because the system takes 3 people and my friends are usually more eager to help when beer is involved. Good luck! I hope it goes on smooth.