Rub Rail, Brackets, and Trim Oh My....

I'm starting to prepare for the boating season and the time has come to get some parts / components in order.

Questions;

1. Is there a cheaper place to buy a rub rail (other than go2marine)? Looks like it would be about $300 to do the 176 there.

2. Who sources the original "removable" swim platform brackets?

3. I need to replace the vinyl (I think its vinyl) trim tape on the stipe of my boat. It's 1/4" and I'd need 45ft of it.

4. I need a late 80's #3 trailer. Anyone have one?

Chris

Rub rails are EXPENSIVE 87 and newer.

More than youll ever want to know about rubrail Chris

We replaced the rubrail for our 176 last summer and it was a surprisingly easy process. Our boat is teal and purple and the rubrail was purple (or was supposed to be... somehow it turned into a grayish color and definitely needed to be replaced.) They don't make the purple anymore so we opted to just replace it with black.

We would have just replaced the color insert but they do not just sell it that way, it would have been convenient but... One option you could try if just taking and flipping the color insert so they the sun bleached color isn't visible.

We just got a 196 sized rubrail and cut it off, they do not sell a specific one for the 176 size, it was very easy to just cut off the excess at the end. I am pretty sure we got ours for around $300 as well so I don't think they come much cheeper.

As for the pin striping sometimes we can find it at our local auto shops, or sometimes they can order colors if you bring a swatch in, especially if you have a generic enough color, otherwise ebay is a good option.

Thanks all I got, hope it was helpful :)

We went through N3 Marine, it was super easy!

Any suggestion for the metal rail on my tique

Great Thanks Pete im watching your Alignment Video now