I see rivets on the underside of the flange inside the boat -- guess mine would be "older" then.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM Greg Alimenti <galime...@sjcity.com> wrote: > There is one more complication to removing the rubrail on older C&C’s. > C&C riveted the rub rail to the inside flange of the hull probably to hold > it in place before the deck was installed. I used a sawzall to cut the > rubrail and rivets away after of course the bolts were out. Messy and slow > but doable. I had to replace the entire rubrail due to damage and botched > repairs of PO(s). Bought new rubrail from Southshore which has held up > fine over 20 yrs. > > > > Greg Alimenti > > 29Mk1 > > St. Joseph, MI > > > > *From:* Ken Heaton [mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:13 AM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Rub rail repair test > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > What year(s) separates "older" from "newer?" > > > > I don't know the answer to that, sorry. The drawing I posted is from 1988. > > > > Ken H. > > > > On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 09:55, James Hesketh <jameshesk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Ken Heaton wrote: > > Dennis is correct of course, for older C&C's, but the newer C&C's have a > different arrangement for the rub rail which is replaceable without > unbolting the deck There is a factory drawing of it at this link: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/u9i7woy2Mit5AXV3A > > > > What year(s) separates "older" from "newer?" > > > > I have a 1978 26' and from my casual observation of the existing I'd > assume it's newer. It's a back-burner project, but eventually it'll need > replacing. > > > > Years ago I had to replace rubber in a fleet of special-built 20-foot > Persons for a disable sailing program here in Miami. I used a heat gun to > warm 2 to 3-foot sections as I worked it into place. I think I'd do that > over the boiling water method. > > > > Jim Hesketh > > Whisper C&C 26 > > Miami, FL > > 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
