spray rails

[PipeDreamsMarine]

my 23,the boat is probably the best boat i've ever owned,and i honestly mean that.the only draw back is the wet ride.do spray rails help ? and where is the best place to mount them ? i asked a local fiberglass guy about this,he was telling me,and showing me,a boat he just made shields for.question here is,does anyone's boat have these shields ? and tell me your experience,please be as honest as possible,this isn't a cheap job.
thanks

Jim.. A lot of 20's and 23's have them. And they do work on knocking down the spray. Put them right on the hard chine and stop them just before the console. Taco makes a plastic spray rail, price isn't too bad, Hamilton Marine makes one too, it's bigger but you can cut it down for smaller boats.. cheaper then the Taco stuff but more work to make it work.
Good luck you'll be glad you put them on..

[Old'sCool]

Starboard tends to crack at screw holes especially if overtightened or in this case, stressed very hard. I would imagine there is a lot of hydraulic force when coming off a 3'-4' wave. I would go teak.

[NoBones]

Teak !!


Ken

[Caymanboy]

I just jumped on, I have a set of PVC rails I just took of a 20', I'll let them go,CHEAP! Also, not much sticks to starboard. Email me if you are intersted in the rails.
obparker@att.net

[3rdday]

Caymanboy is correct, Not much bonds to starbard, It is in the poly olefin family of plastics, polypropylene PP, Poly ethylene PE, UHMW, It is cheap and very broad spectrum material, one sheet is not the same as the next. It has oils and plastisizers that make it almost impossible to bond structurally.You can get a mediocre mechanical bond as one menber stated by skuffing and using 5200, once peel starts its over. Go with the PVC it is possible to bond this chemically and structurally. Remove a little gelcoat and use an MMA, Methyl Methacrylate to bond the pvc to the fiberglass substrate. If failure happens, the it will be the PVC or the FRP.

[gofastsandman]

Caymanboy,
PM sent.

[gofastsandman]

I just jumped on, I have a set of PVC rails I just took of a 20', I'll let them go,CHEAP! Also, not much sticks to starboard. Email me if you are intersted in the rails.
obparker@att.net

WOOOOOHOO!
Thanks Caymanboy!
Per strict instructions, I will install w/ Sikaflex 295 hi uv adhesive and #10 ss panhead screws. They need a little love, but not much. Wanna bevel the forward end a little and remove uncured adhesive/caulk, and a line of bottom paint on there now. Nice design. Convex on top like quarter round and slightly concave on the the bottom @ 2 1/2 w x 1 1/2" h. and probably pvc. Will tape off and scuff the gelcoat, tape off again, and screw n glue em on. Still pondering plugs for the screw holes. Marine Tex?

I`ll post pics later.
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[Fr. Frank]

Sandy, you're a scream!

[BigLew]

Sounds like to old "CB"ing days.

"That's a big 10/4 there, good buddy! Put the hammer down and keep the bears off your tail! We'll catch you on the bounce 'round!"

[scrapper]

Jim.. A lot of 20's and 23's have them. And they do work on knocking down the spray. Put them right on the hard chine and stop them just before the console. Taco makes a plastic spray rail, price isn't too bad, Hamilton Marine makes one too, it's bigger but you can cut it down for smaller boats.. cheaper then the Taco stuff but more work to make it work.
Good luck you'll be glad you put them on..

you recomend the shields ?
do you know jimmy,jimmy's marine ? he's the glass guy i asked about these.he told me he would put them on the area just above the water line-is that the hard chine-and he would run them back to be even with the console-sound right to you ? he makes these out of fiberglass,then sticks them to the boat.
with striper season coming up,i'm looking for ways to stay dry while running in a chop.
thanks for your suggestions don