I've been meaning to do this for a while and with so many newbies this may help out. The search for this was very frustrating but ended well.
The original profile was produced by Barbour Plastics. It is no longer a current profile so to get the original you would have to order 1000 ft. minimum.
The following part number is a current Starcraft profile that any (helpful) dealer can order by the foot. It fits the original channel perfect.
Starcraft Part #STR35700046, as of 10-29-2011 the price is $3.00-ish a foot.
UPDATE 10-29-2011: In an effort to help a fellow Starcrafter get new a rubrail insert for his boat, I offered to buy it at my dealer and ship it to him because he (and everyone else for that matter) could not find a Starcraft dealer that was willing to help out. When I called my dealer to place an order I learned a little bit about Starcraft. He said he could get the insert again, but the real price is 3.00/ft, not the $1.20 I got it for. When he inquired with Starcraft originally, they quoted him $1.20, so that's what he charged me. (I picked it up right away), but when he got the actual invoice from Starcraft they charged him $3.00/ft. He called and said they told him $1.20/ft, but they said no they didn't, and he had to eat the rest. He told me not to worry about it, but he can't sell it for that again. Apparently Starcraft is horrible to deal with. They have no customer service, no contact phone numbers, and if you go to their site looking for a rep to talk to, you get directed to a local dealer. So they are stuck fielding all calls for everything. When they inquire about parts, a lot of the time they don't even get a response. He said when they can get parts there is an automatic $6.99 handling fee no matter what, even if its a $2 part plus shipping to the dealer. He said it sucks when people with Starcrafts come in for parts, because he almost always has to give them bad news (can't get it).
So, if a dealer gives you a hard time about looking for some part for your Starcraft, they probably want to help, but can't. Sad. I said, they prolly have no idea the following the older boats have.
The original profile was produced by Barbour Plastics. It is no longer a current profile so to get the original you would have to order 1000 ft. minimum.
The following part number is a current Starcraft profile that any (helpful) dealer can order by the foot. It fits the original channel perfect.
Starcraft Part #STR35700046, as of 10-29-2011 the price is $3.00-ish a foot.
UPDATE 10-29-2011: In an effort to help a fellow Starcrafter get new a rubrail insert for his boat, I offered to buy it at my dealer and ship it to him because he (and everyone else for that matter) could not find a Starcraft dealer that was willing to help out. When I called my dealer to place an order I learned a little bit about Starcraft. He said he could get the insert again, but the real price is 3.00/ft, not the $1.20 I got it for. When he inquired with Starcraft originally, they quoted him $1.20, so that's what he charged me. (I picked it up right away), but when he got the actual invoice from Starcraft they charged him $3.00/ft. He called and said they told him $1.20/ft, but they said no they didn't, and he had to eat the rest. He told me not to worry about it, but he can't sell it for that again. Apparently Starcraft is horrible to deal with. They have no customer service, no contact phone numbers, and if you go to their site looking for a rep to talk to, you get directed to a local dealer. So they are stuck fielding all calls for everything. When they inquire about parts, a lot of the time they don't even get a response. He said when they can get parts there is an automatic $6.99 handling fee no matter what, even if its a $2 part plus shipping to the dealer. He said it sucks when people with Starcrafts come in for parts, because he almost always has to give them bad news (can't get it).
So, if a dealer gives you a hard time about looking for some part for your Starcraft, they probably want to help, but can't. Sad. I said, they prolly have no idea the following the older boats have.
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