Following for interest. I’m sure many others are too. After all they’re rub rails, so over the years if they’re performing to they’re design they’re gonna get beat up.
Hopefully that was the worst of the damage Dennis Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2020, at 15:42, Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Urethane might be more durable, but it is usually more liquid, which would > require some type of mold to contain it. > But it is pretty tough. There are many grades though, not sure which would > be best. Hard to find in white. > > https://www.mcmaster.com/urethane/food-industry-casting-compounds/ > > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie, PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis C. [mailto:capt...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:28 PM > To: Stus-List > Subject: Stus-List Rub rail repair test > > Touché’s rub rail got gouged during Hurricane Sally. Asking my insurance to > repair it might have opened the for to totaling the boat. :( > > I’m trying a Hail Mary fix. > I put some white Flex Paste in/on the gouges. ($14 at Lowe’s.) After a few > days cure time, I’m wet sanding with progressively finer grit. > > Results are cosmetically acceptable but somewhat deficient from a strength > standpoint. I can fairly easily make indentations with my fingernail. > That’s understandable since it’s meant to be a seal, not a structural > component. > > I guess if it passes the 10 foot test and I never hit anything, it will > suffice. :) > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1#83 > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
