Rub rail insert
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
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Printed Date: January-15-2025 at 5:51pm
Topic: Rub rail insert
Posted By: Wilhelm Hertzog
Subject: Rub rail insert
Date Posted: March-10-2022 at 1:11am
My boat's rope rub rail has been replaced with an aftermarket vinyl insert style rail. This insert pops out at the mere suggestion of a dock pole rubbing against it or a swimmer sliding into the water over a gunwale, leaving things looking like this: I did notice that the ends of the rub rail do not have a/an end cap(s) fitted:  I'm thinking that the lack of end cap means the insert is not pulled tight enough into the rail, which results in the insert popping out so easily. Am I on the right track with my thinking? Will removing the insert, heating it up, stretching it tight around the boat when re-inserting and then fitting an end cap to keep it tensioned perhaps solve my problem? Or am I on the wrong track here? ------------- 1982 Ski Nautique PCM351W RR II Velvet Drive 10-17-003 1:1 II PerfectPass Stargazer Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. |