inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

m casey stock

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Hey All,

Anybody know where I can buy the inside trim for the gunwale? It's basically a flat piece of aluminum with a small bead like lip on top that is riveted in place.
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Bondo

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Hey All,

Anybody know where I can buy the inside trim for the gunwale? It's basically a flat piece of aluminum with a small bead like lip on top that is riveted in place.
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Ayuh,... Google up "Aluminum Extrusions", 'n maybe, just Maybe you can find something...

Though you'll probably have to settle for something close, rather than Exactly the same...
 

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Its pretty hard to find those specialty trim/extrusions/angle pieces. I've seen a few threads (e.g. LMuss's sea nymph thread) where folks have asked where to find it and I'm not sure its generally available. I think might have to go to a specialty sheet metal place locally and see what they might have...

I did find this place on the web...
Boat Rub Rail, Trim, & Molding for Powerboats & Sailboats, Aluminum, Stainless, Vinyl: Automotive Performance Products, Boat & Marine Parts & Hardware

Let me know what you find out, because I have to extend the gunwales on my boat and need to find a match (if possible) for the specialty pieces I have. One solution that some folks have used is to simply remove the specialty piece that on's there and just replace it with regular flat aluminum angle pieces.

Hope this helps.
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jigngrub

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

You can buy aluminum flat bar stock and angle at Home Depot.
 

jasoutside

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Yur local fab shop should be able to make just about anything you want eh (for a price certainly):joyous:
 

m casey stock

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Yur local fab shop should be able to make just about anything you want eh (for a price certainly):joyous:

I live in Meridian Ms. :lol: no such thing as a local fab shop around here, I wish I wish I wish....they wouldn't be able to keep me away LOL, maybe that is something I need to open up? Although good equipment is very expensive and would most likely take a while to recover that expense.

Maybe as Bond-o and Pmccraney mentioned I can do some creative searching online and find a close match. I was just hoping someone else had already gone through this and found a source. I don't mind doing the leg work and sharing the results, just didn't want to if it had already been done, so.....a searching I will go, and will keep you guys informed. thanks, wish me luck! :)
 

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

McMaster-Carr has some specialty aluminum shapes, you might want to look around their site to see if you can find a match.
 

m casey stock

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

I did find this place on the web... [url=http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=rubrail said:
Boat Rub Rail, Trim, & Molding for Powerboats & Sailboats, Aluminum, Stainless, Vinyl: Automotive Performance Products, Boat & Marine Parts & Hardware[/url]
rpm

This place looks promising, I'm going to email them and see if they can send me some better pictures of their "gunwale" trim.
 

m casey stock

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Okay guys, found it, along with a ton of other aluminum trim pieces. Here's the link. Thanks for getting my brain on track, maybe this will be helpful to others too.

Aluminum @ http://tacomarine.com
 

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Re: inside gunwale/inclosed bow aluminum trim.

Yah, if you can't get anybody to fab something for you than the best bet is to pick up something very close or replace it all together so it looks uniform eh:watermelon:
 
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