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LooseScrew22 
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 Topic: removing rear grab rail '95 SNPosted: March-11-2023 at 6:50pm |
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I need some advice removing the rear grab rail on my '95 SN- it's in a sorry need for powdercoating but i can't get it to budge. I removed the 3 nuts that i thought were holding it to the rear of the boat. I don't want to aply too much pressure in case that might crack the fiberglass- any tips or ideas how to remove safely?
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KENO
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Posted: March-13-2023 at 8:22am |
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It must look like this
 Last time I took one off , it was from a Sport Nautique, same vintage and some love taps from inside got it out pretty easily. The gas tank was out so there was some good room to swing a hammer. You could also probably cut some wedges and use them to loosen things up if you don't have good access from the inside |
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LooseScrew22
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Posted: March-13-2023 at 11:55am |
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yes, thats exactly what mine looks like... but half the finish is gone. i will gently apply some love taps and see if i can remove it. i haven't removed the fuel tank yet...but may need to to replace the hoses/gaskets anyways.
I can't really tell if the grab rail is painted/coated or powder coated as it looks shiny underneath. My plan is to have it powdercoated in flat black once i get it out. Thanks for the info |
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LooseScrew22
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Posted: March-16-2023 at 2:12pm |
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so a little tappy tap tap and i got it out. However, I cant tell if the grab rail is painted/coated or powder coated. I can't get the image uploader to work so i shared the g-drive link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r2jHYHF0-ZP6tvCXNa8WICGJGSuyNbVc/view? usp=sharinghttp://https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r2jHYHF0-ZP6tvCXNa8WICGJGSuyNbVc/view?usp=sharing Any ideas on how best to remove the coating to prep for powder coat?
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LooseScrew22
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Posted: March-28-2023 at 7:34am |
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A quick update- i blasted the original coating off and had the rail powder coated. Not sure what gloss level was factory but this has the sheen of electrical tape- It looks fantastic. I'll update with fotos when i get it back on the boat.
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LooseScrew22
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Posted: April-08-2023 at 10:10pm |
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Got the rail powder-coated and back on the boat... looks like new!
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Jonny Quest
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Posted: April-08-2023 at 10:19pm |
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Very nice. Gonna have a new boat soon...
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