A section of the rub rail on my 76 model 38 damaged in a collision a few years ago.
Check your owners manual to see if your deck to hull joint is like mine. On my 25 and my 38, the rubber rub rail is a J shape that is laid on its side with the curved part of the J on the outside of the hull and the flat part sandwiched between the hull and the deck. It is also riveted to the inward turned flange in the hull. There are layers of butyl between the hull flange and the rub rail, and then between the rub rail and deck. Then there is more butyl and the toe rail and the whole sandwich is through bolted every 4 inches or so. It is a very strong attachment, but a real PITA to take apart. Replacing a section of rub rail basically involved unbolting the through bolts, removing the toe rail, and lifting the deck up 6 inches or so in order to be able to access the rivets that hold the rub rail to the hull flange. And BTW, you basically need to disconnect the wiring that runs through the headliner and any hose connections in the deck to be able to lift the deck. The other boats insurance was willing to pay for the work circa $10-11K IRRC but I did not want to separate the hull and deck and cause future leaks. What we did instead is to use a Sawzall and remove all the curved rubber of the rub rail from the sides of the boat. We then put in its place a high density polymer (like Starboard) extrusion that was about 4 wide by 1 ½ thick. It is bedded with 5200 and held in place by long metal screws driven from inside the boat. It also has a stainless strip on the outboard edge. The rub rail is now a couple of inches wider than the boat, and pretty substantial. No more hull scrapes from pilings and such. The cost was a couple of thousand, most of which was for the materials. The 20 foot long rub rail extrusions were expensive and shipping was high. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of elev...@grayinsco.com Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:29 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Rub Rail Repair/Replacement The 1981 C&C 34 I purchased last month had a 3 ft section of the rub rail torn away during Hurricane Isaac in August. The hull gel coat was not damaged. Have any had experience splicing in a new section of rub rail short of disturbing the hull/deck joint? Does anyone have extra rub rail that they would like to sell? Does anyone have a similar need and would want to go in together on new material. South Shore offers it in a 40 ft. length only for $295 plus shipping. Ed C&C 30 Mk I Dreamgirl (for sale) C&C 34 (to be named) New Orleans
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